My Child

A is for Ark

Ark of Noah, with animals full
Baboons and bluebirds in its hull
Camels and cobras, side by side
Donkeys and dogs will take a ride
Elephants, eels, and elk within
Frogs and fox add to the din
Giraffes are standing very high
Hummingbirds fly quickly by
Insects buzz the whole day through
Jackals, jaguars on board too
Kangaroos hopping on the floor as
Lions in their corner roar
Monkeys climbing as they play
Nightingales sing all the day
Ostrich struts and cannot fly
Peacocks with their raucous cry
Quails are finding quiet spaces
Raccoons with their bandit faces
Sheep and spiders, snakes and snails
Tigers with their sleek long tails
Urus, a wild bull was there
Vicunas with their wooly hair
Wolf and weasels, wasp as well
Xenurine, with bony shell
Yaks and yellow-bellied sapsuckers, too
Zebras, zebus. Now we're through.

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