Things to Know
An Animal Alphabet
A is for ant.
Where there’s one, there are many. You either see lots or you don’t
see any.B is for bear asleep in its den.
When spring comes around it will wake up again.
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C is for cat, so soft and so furry, dainty and curious, mewy and
purry.
D is for dog with a cold, wet nose, who follows its master wherever
he goes.
E is for eagle that soars through the air and hunts from the sky
when the weather is fair.
F is for fly
that makes a loud buzz whenever it flies— which it often does.
G is for goat on a mountain high, grazing on grass while the clouds
roll by.
H is for horse, whose feet go clup-clup. It can run like the wind,
and it sleeps standing up.
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K is for koala.
It looks like a bear, but it eats eucalyptus, and bears wouldn’t dare.
I is for iguana.
A dragon it’s not.
It’s a sun-loving lizard that lives where it’s hot.
J is for jay, a bird far from quiet. Three jays in a tree are a
fine-feathered riot!
L is for lion, who lies in the sun and never eats lunch on a
hamburger bun.
M is for mouse, a tiny, shy beast that is clever at finding its
way to a feast.
P is for penguin, a bird that won’t freeze when it swims like a
fish in icy-cold seas.
N is for narwhal that swims all about— a small kind of whale
with a horn on its snout.
O is for otter who often eats (without any lemon) fishy treats.
R is for robin with a cheery red breast, who lays her blue eggs in a
shaggy brown nest.
S is for snail with its house on its back, who slides slowly along
on a slippery track.
Q is for quail, who is hard to see when standing in dry leaves,
quietly.
T is for toad, and also for treat. A treat for a toad is a bug to
eat!
U is for unicorn, a fairy-tale horse with a horn on its head.
That’s magic, of course!
V is for vulture that feeds on things dead. (It would probably
rather eat pancakes instead!)
X as in fox
that hunts in the night and can hear any noise, no matter how slight.
that eats dirt for dinner. If that’s what we ate, We’d all be much
thinner!
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W is for
worm
with its shaggy, thick hair. It lives high in the mountains, and it’s
c-cold up there!
Z is for zebra,
It’s black, striped with white— or else white with black stripes—
I’m not sure which is right.
