the angry dragon

under the stove where it is hot

lives a stripey dragon.

his nose is in a funny knot

his whiskers are undone.

prickly peacock wings

seem to stick straight out,

when great aunt jasmine said hello

he answered me with a shout.

she said ‘my goodness me!’

and ‘dragons are such a bore!’

the dragon said nothing

but he gave an awful roar.

penguins

the penguins at the south pole

like to listen to rock and roll.

every night they meet their friends

and dance until the music ends.

sometimes they start to feel the heat

and then there comes a special treat.

cooler than jumping into a stream

a cone of pink

fish-flavoured ice-cream.

grunge the lion

grunge is the smallest lion

you’ve ever seen,

his hair is yellow

and his eyes are green.

with a pussycat smile

and curls in his hair,

he sometimes yawns fiercely

and gives you a scare.

the hedgehog

the gardener is angry

the gardener is cross,

for a hedgehog steals his flowers

and puts them in his sauce.

roses and violets

delphiniums as well,

when the hedgehog is cooking

there’s a beautiful flowery smell.

the hedgehog is happy

eating lilac-pansy roast,

and every night for supper

there’s rose petals on toast.