For nearly 2 weeks over Christmas we had to stay up at night and watch Angel sleeping in case her tonsils blocked her breathing until she had her tonsils removed on 3 Jan – that’s a whole different blog!

How do you stay awake?? Well I decided to enter a mumsnet competition to write a short story about animals, the prize to be published in a McMillan book and have your story illustrated. Perhaps writing when half asleep having been up night after night was not very sensible but it gave me focus for a couple of nights.

Over 600 entries and I didn’t make the short list but I did manage to stay up and ensure my Angel could breath so success in one field.

Anyway I thought I would share, enjoy me little rhyme/short story – the theme had to be an animal!

 

Sam searches for food
Sam Sea Lion was finished work
After his safari park beat Catching balls and other tricks
So hungry he needs to eat

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the meerkats eat their food
And fill their tummy so….
                                                               
The meerkats they were guzzling
on insects, dirt and worms
Sam said yuk, I can’t eat that
Your food it makes me squirm

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the pandas eat their food
And fill their tummy so….

                                                               

The pandas they were chomping
on bamboo leaves and shoots
Sam said no, I can’t eat that
Your food tastes just like old boots

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the hippo eat her food
And fill her tummy so….

                                                               

Hippo wallowed in the lake
Gobbling up water plants
I would like to swim with you
But as for eating that I can’t

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the tiger eat his food
And fill his tummy so….

                                                               

The tiger he was biting
Antelope for his tea
That’s my friend, I can’t eat him
Tiger food is so not for me

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the bats eat their food
And fill their tummy so….

                                                               

Bats flying in their dark cave
Swooping down to catch some flies
No way could I do that

I just cannot jump up that high
Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the bison eat his food
And fill his tummy so…

                                                               

Bison he was chewing on
Lush green grass straight from the ground
How boring that must be
Even though there is lots around

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the rhino eat his food
And fill his tummy so….

                                                               

Rhino he was foraging
Every single but of a bush
He will run after me

So please do not disturb him Shoosh

 

Sam got up, and headed off

as quiet as he could go

To see the monkeys eat their food
And fill their tummy so….

                                                               

 

 
The monkeys they were peeling

Lots of fruit and nuts yummy

Fruit is good for me but

It does not agree with my tummy
Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the giraffes eat their food
And fill their tummy so….

 

                                                               

Giraffes they are stretching up

Easting leaves from up on high

Chomp chomp from the branches

How would I get up there? oh sigh

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the snake eat his food
And fill his tummy so….

 

                                                               

Slippery snake slides along

And with forked tongue eats a rat

Eeee Eeee your food still squeaks

Oh snake, how can you eat that

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the Ostrich eat her food
And fill her tummy so….

                                                               

Wow you are very big for a bird
Walking through and eating grass
Gracefully pecking through it
Not for me, I think I will pass
Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the zebra eat her food
And fill her tummy so….

                                                               

 

 
The beautiful stripy zebra
Daintily eats flowery plants
Why would you eat such pretty things
Flowers are on dresses and pants

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the chimps eat their food
And fill their tummy so….

                                                               

Hoo hoo call out chimpanzee
Tucking into lots of figs
That is a lot of food
You eat even more than the pigs

Sam got up, and headed off
As fast as he could go
To see the lion eat his food
And fill his tummy so….

                                                               

He is king of safari

Sam watches safely from far

Lion rips up his meat

Same moves fast when lion roars Rharrrr
Sam is up and heads straight off
As fast as he can go

To see the penguins eat their food
And fill their tummy so….

                                                               

At last they eat the same as me
Munching on fish yum yum yum
Can I please share your grub
I’d love it in my empty tum

Sam got up and headed in
To join the penguins meal
Lots of different types of fish
So happy Sam could squeal….