Under the blazing sun
Sheldon weighed more than 2 tons
He appeared to like the heat
He loved the dirt on his feet
He seemed to be afraid of being wet
Liquid on his body he did not get
He saw others playing in the pond
Tamara, Cecil, Wilma and John
They waved and invited him in
Sheldon shook his head no
“I don’t want to swim”
He ignored them and refused to play
Many didn’t know what to say
Under Cecil’s breath the words rolled
off his tongue
“What hippopotamus doesn’t love water
in this brutal sun?”
“He is one preposterous hippopotamus.”
Sheldon heard this and it made him very upset
No one understood that he just didn’t want to get wet
One day Tamara sat next to Sheldon and told him she was sad
She wanted him to give it a chance and realize it’s not all that bad
Sheldon thought it through and crawled to the pond
Everyone’s eyes were on him as he sat next to John
They were all happy, excited, and elated to see Sheldon play
Cecil yelled out “Hip Hip Hooray!”
Sheldon did enjoy playing with his friends
He knew he would be in the pond again
Love it. 🙂
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Thanks – thought I’d try something completely different!
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Looks good on you. 😉
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Thanks Anthony! 😉
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Cute! Very fun. Love the title, too. Fun Useless Fact: I really enjoy children’s stories (when done well).
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Cool thanks
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A post for Hipsters.
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lol thank you
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Oh I LOVE this. What fun! The idea of a hippapitomus thinking it through REALLY had me giggling. Lively poem
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That’s awesome! Glad you love it!
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You should write some more like this. So comical
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I may do that! I think I could write a children’s book.
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I think you could too. Keep at it.
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Thank you! Will do
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Yahooo!
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I love this ❤️👏🏻❤️
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Thanks Rita – tried something different! ❤️
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Its fabulous.
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Thank you Rita!
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Yay Sheldon !!!
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Thank you!
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