POETRY IN MOTION
Mr Frog Goes Shopping
MR FROG GOES SHOPPING
Mr Frog goes hop hop hop
On his way down to the shop.
His friends are coming round for tea
And he's got to be back by half past three.
He's got to buy a lot of stuff
So everyone can have enough -
Like bread and jam and jars of honey.
He had to take a lot of money.
On his way back to his house
He had a chat with Mrs Mouse.
She was going shopping, too -
To buy a tube of Superglue
So she could mend her Turtle cup
That broke when she was washing up.
He talked a while then said "Goodbye,
It's getting late and I must fly!"
And off he hopped hop-hopping fast
Til he was back at home at last,
He got indoors and dropped his bag
Then had some coffee and a fag,
Then quickly hoovered up the floor.
But who's that knocking at the door?
It was his friends - oh deary me!
They'd come round early for their tea,
There was Quack and Squeek and Teddy -
All there before the tea was ready!
He told them they would have to wait
And gave them all some choc-o-late.
Quack said "Are we having jelly?",
Squeek said "Can we watch the telly?"
But Teddy, like all Teddys would,
Said "Let me help you with the food".
Mr Frog was glad and said,
"You can do the jam and bread
And I will make a pot of tea -
And thank you, Ted, for helping me".
But when Teddy saw the honey,
Great big jars full, thick and runny,
He started to eat it with a spoon.
The honey jars were empty soon!
And Teddy's tummy was big and fat -
In fact it grew as big as T-H-A-T!
Mr Frog got angry then,
Said "THEY'RE not coming to tea again!!"
TCD
Mr Frog goes hop hop hop
On his way down to the shop.
His friends are coming round for tea
And he's got to be back by half past three.
He's got to buy a lot of stuff
So everyone can have enough -
Like bread and jam and jars of honey.
He had to take a lot of money.
On his way back to his house
He had a chat with Mrs Mouse.
She was going shopping, too -
To buy a tube of Superglue
So she could mend her Turtle cup
That broke when she was washing up.
He talked a while then said "Goodbye,
It's getting late and I must fly!"
And off he hopped hop-hopping fast
Til he was back at home at last,
He got indoors and dropped his bag
Then had some coffee and a fag,
Then quickly hoovered up the floor.
But who's that knocking at the door?
It was his friends - oh deary me!
They'd come round early for their tea,
There was Quack and Squeek and Teddy -
All there before the tea was ready!
He told them they would have to wait
And gave them all some choc-o-late.
Quack said "Are we having jelly?",
Squeek said "Can we watch the telly?"
But Teddy, like all Teddys would,
Said "Let me help you with the food".
Mr Frog was glad and said,
"You can do the jam and bread
And I will make a pot of tea -
And thank you, Ted, for helping me".
But when Teddy saw the honey,
Great big jars full, thick and runny,
He started to eat it with a spoon.
The honey jars were empty soon!
And Teddy's tummy was big and fat -
In fact it grew as big as T-H-A-T!
Mr Frog got angry then,
Said "THEY'RE not coming to tea again!!"
TCD
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Mr Frog Goes Shopping
Mr Frog Goes Shopping
