Archive for the ‘Children’s Stories’ Category
Posted on January 25, 2012 - by Gary Applegary
Zanimal Zoo
Feeling bored? Got nothing to do?
Why not take a trip to the Zanimal Zoo?
All kinds of strange creatures live there,
Like the toeless toad, and the hairless hare.
The zanimals are all ready for show.
Get in your cage and off you go.
The APPLEEATER’S odd looking, I suppose.
Its tail’s not half the length of its nose.
It can reach the fruit at the top of the trees,
Just look out if one starts to sneeze.
No zanimal’s quite as popular as the BANANA EEL.
Everyone just loves it; it really has appeal!
CENTIPOSSUM is quite awesome.
A hundred teeth! Just watch it floss ‘em!
See the befuddled fur-feathered DOGUCK.
He doesn’t know whether to qark or to buck.
The ELETREE is a sight to see!
No branches has he, but trunks, has three!
The FLYING FRONG is chasing flies,
It zaps them with its sticky eyes.
Ever had to go without?
The GORFLER snorts without a snout!
The HOVERHORSE is hard headed, of course.
It thunks into walls, windows, and doors.
The ICE CUB is cool; his fur is like felt.
He stays in cold water so he doesn’t melt.
People crackers make tasty treats
To this JUBBLEJUM with a dozen feets.
Mama KIFFLE has a kite for a tail.
Just see how she and her kiffle kids sail.
Look at that – a LIZARBEE!
Like nothing else you’ll ever see!
Half insect, half reptile.
Watch him chase his tail a while.
MILLIMIRD! She never rests!
A thousand eggs in a hundred nests!
The NUVVERUVVER never ever gets enough.
Two mouths can eat a lot of stuff.
The OORAGNAK hops backwards.
See it? Boing! Boing! Boing!
Good thing it has eyes on the back of its head,
So it can see where it’s going!
Look who’s standing over there!
The fine upstanding PILLAR BEAR!
The QUIPPLE is good to put to use;
You can open cans with its big front tooths!
Next lets stop beside the lake.
Check out the tidy lake RAKESNAKE!
SPACE SMUNKEY seem a little out of place?
Of course! He’d rather be in space!
THUNGS are looking up here – oh my!
They just love staring at the sky.
The UNHUMMINGBIRD never makes a sound,
It’s hard to know when one’s around.
VUMBURGER is always on the run,
Doing its best to stay off of a bun.
WATERWORMS just love the aquarium,
But they’re just as happy if you bury ‘em.
XNARKY doesn’t like company.
His breath is bad – let’s let him be.
YUKYAK is looking for a snack.
He eats anything! Better stand back.
That’s all the ZANIMAL ZOO to show.
Goodbye! Back to Earth you go.
Can’t wait to see this illustrated? Submit your own rendition of any of the Zanimal’s listed and let’s see what we can zoo!
Posted on October 17, 2011 - by Gary Applegary
Filthy Food Bugs
What? You never heard of filthy food bugs? Well, it’s probably obvious from their name that filthy food bugs are not something you want hopping up and down on your couch, rummaging through the fridge, or really doing any indoor activities. at least not in YOUR house. That’s really the point of the true story, Filthy Food Bugs. Because it could happen to you, and you’ll want to know what to do. So without further ado, I present to you…
FILTHY FOOD BUGS
Tappity tap tap, who’s at the door?
Open up, they rush the floor!
Seven, eight, nine, fifty-four..
Filthy food bugs! Here come more!
Get back! Stay back! Don’t come near!
What are all you doing here?
Get off the sofa, get off the chairs!
Don’t you dare go up the stairs!
Or down the stairs, or down the hall!
Or up the curtains, up the wall!
Not on the the table! Don’t eat that!
You’re about to get a SPLAT!
Mother’s angry. Angry shout!
Filthy food bugs ALL GET OUT!
I don’t know why you picked my
door,
Or what you all have come here for.
You’ve been invited? Let me see!
An invitation? From…
EMILY!
YOU invited these food bugs, so..
You can tell them all to go.
Filthy food bugs, what did you say?
You think that you have come to stay?
I have a friend waiting outside..
I think that he might change your mind!
Hoppity hop hop, hungry toad…
Filthy food bugs hit the road!
THE END
Author’s note: I toad you it was a true story!
See you next time! G. Applegary
Posted on September 28, 2011 - by Gary Applegary
Fibbety Frog
What makes a frog suddenly go from “ribbet, ribbet” to “fibbet, fibbet?” The answer is just ahead, in the true story of Sally Frog. Read it out loud, by yourself, or with your young one(s). As you read each verse, guess the final rhyming word. Enjoy!
FIBBETY FROG
Out on the pond there live some frogs.
They hop over rocks and sit on logs.
They also swim across the bogs,
And love when it rains cats and…
POODLES!
The Hopper family has a little girl,
They love her more than the entire world.
Keep her toenails pink and her lashes curled.
And warn her to avoid where trash is…
THROWN.
The Hoppers keep Sally safe and sound.
They warn her of dangers all around.
Tell her to stay where she’s easily found,
And when trouble comes, away to…
JUMP!
“Sally,” they say, “you must recognize
Which bugs to eat; which kinds of flies.
How to catch the ones that are just the right size.
But stay away from those glowing…
LIGHTNING BUGS!”
“Please listen, Sally, to your mother and I
You must not ever, no never, eat a firefly.
And I will tell you exactly why..
If you do, you’ll get sick, why you might even…
CROAK!”
But one bright and sunny day,
A firefly flew Sally’s way.
“Don’t eat it,” she could hear her parents say.
But this time Sally did not…
DO AS SHE WAS TOLD.
Soon the firefly was in Sally’s tummy,
It tasted awful, not at all yummy.
Because she felt like such a dummy
Sally decided she would not tell her…
MOTHER.
“I’d better hop back where I belong!”
Said Sally, “It’s time for sing-along!”
But when she joined the ribbeting throng,
Sally was scared – something felt…
NOT RIGHT.
Sally’s tummy was all a rumble
The firefly inside began to tumble.
She was certain all could hear the grumble,
And instead of croaking, she could only…
MUTTER.
“Sally, you look extra green to Ma and I!”
Said Pa, as he came ribbeting by.
“Did you go and eat a firefly?”
“Oh no,” said Sally. “No, not…
ME.”
“FIBBET! FIBBET!” Sally then said.
“FIBBET! FIBBET!” Her face turned red.
“It’s RIBBET! RIBBET!” The frogs all said,
“So why is Sally saying Fibbet…
ANYWAY?”
“Ma, Pa, I told a lie.”
Said Sally with a tear in her eye
”I did go eat a firefly.
Will I fibbet forever, or will I
CROAK?”
And then the fibbeting was done.
Sally belched and the firefly was gone.
A cheer went out across the pond,
And Sally promised to tell the truth from now…
UNTIL FOREVER.
The lesson of this tale should be no surprise,
It’s not about ponds, or frogs, or fireflies.
Kids – look your parents straight in the eyes,
And promise them you will never tell them…
FIBS!
RIBBET RIBBET
RIBBET RIBBET
RIBBET RIBBET,
RIBBET…
THE END
