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“Moose And The Children’s Toys”

Series I Book 8 : by Ray Perseghin, Sara K Enterprises, ©All Rights Reserved

It was a bright and early snowy morn’,

When Moose heard a loud children’s horn.

And soon he saw the girl and boy

Coming toward Snowman to play with toys.

He saw their sled, all piled high

With all their toys, as they ran by.

He wondered why they brought so much.

How could they play with all that stuff?

The Snowman only stood his ground.

As boy and girl just plopped right down.

Then boy said, “Let’s just put these here,

Under the snow, until next year.”

And girl said, “Yes, and then we’ll say

They all got lost outside at play.

Then I will ask for something new

And you can say the same thing too.”

So Moose just watched and did not know

Why they would bury toys in snow.

And as the children ran away

Moose called to all his friends that day.

Three bears came after catching fish.

Two geese flew in with a big swish.

Five friends, plus Moose, now six are here,

As walrus joined, two penguins neared.

Nine friends all in a group again

Went up to join their Snowman friend.

Now looking down tall Snowman smiled

At all the toys that had been piled.

Moose said, “Such waste to leave them there.

Let’s take them to children who care.”

Geese said, “We know where girls and boys

Don’t have a lot, and love used toys.

Let’s take them to the neighborhood,

Where children care and treat them good.”

So all the toys were taken down

To the church and school, at the edge of town.

And when the children saw the piles

Their faces filled with tears and smiles.

Then Moose and friends went on their way,

As happy children played that day.

Back at the Snowman, girl and boy

Had both returned to find their toys.

“They’re really gone” the sad girl cried,

“Because we were greedy and lied.”

And then they saw Moose and his friends

Walking away, and followed them

Back to the school where children played

So happily, with toys that day.

Then boy and girl both understood

The joy brought to the neighborhood.

And though that day they lost their toys

Much joy came to more girls and boys.