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Penelope Pickle's Party - a fun poem for children |
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By Josie
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29 June 2008 |
There's a choice of adjectives the children might use to describe the food at this party, but I expect it will basically be "yucky" or "absolutely d i s g u s t i n g!" Whatever it is, they would enjoy writing a similar poem themselves. They could substitute my food for ideas of their own. Copying? Only the style and idea for a poem. Their own yucky ideas will be quite acceptable.
When Penelope Pickle threw a party
She invited friends from far and wide.
“Now come along” said Penelope’s mother.
“There’s lots of nice things here inside.”
“We’ve putrid pears with sickly sauce,
Disgusting sprouts with roasted horse.
Some bitter lemons with dragons' eggs -
Or you might prefer these fried frogs’ legs.”
“Here's spicy toads and nice grilled snails.
Look! Roasted slugs and puppies tails,
Some deep fried beetles on cocktail sticks –
But - My goodness don’t you all look sick?”
The guests crept out to get their coats –
Just when she mentioned pickled goats.
“Don't go! Please try this nice grilled mouse” -
But by then their guests had left the house.
Copyright 2008
www.whiteheadm.co.uk
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Written by 1211kellie (165 comments posted) 29th June 2008 | Ha ha - Brilliant, I'm so glad this wasn't on menu at the party my little girl went to yesterday!
Kellie
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Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 29th June 2008 | | I absolutely know that this poem is meant as a performance poem. Beyond any doubt. Imagine what children could bring into the classroom (hopefully made from playdough) to represent these disgusting things. They could put their yuckies onto little paper plates and present it when they read their verse. The guests would love to make disgusting noises and faces. I'm going to propose this for the Children's Corner of the Ilkley Literature Festival this year as I have several children who, beyond any doubt, would love to do this one. ha ha. The yuckier, the better!! With balloons, cakes with candles and everything thrown in. Great!! I have one little girl in mind - Sophie and friends and her mother. | Words Fail Me!
Written by Katanga (1217 comments posted) 29th June 2008 | Oh, you're on top form, Josie!
I was in fairly sombre mood when I clicked on this, but I simply burst out laughing in front of the screen - a rare occurrence (the only previous times have been at others among your brilliancies).
I had to leap up and take a walk round the garden to calm down.
All the yuckinesses are good, but for some reason it was 'pickled goats' that set me off uncontrollably!
Waaaaah!
John X | To Katanga
Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 29th June 2008 | | John - it's nice to know that there's a boy hiding inside you that can laugh as the children can. (Inside of me too). The problem is that last week I went to visit children in a primary school at Otley and they were screaming with laughter at A House Full of Smellies (and the teacher too), but she said to me, with a grin on her face: "If you get the children into this state, we won't be asking you here again." I don't think she meant it. So if I go into the next school with this one as well, and they end up like you - what will be my future? ha ha I am glad I cheered you up for laughter is therapeutic they say. | Hiding Boy?
Written by Katanga (1217 comments posted) 29th June 2008 | Ha! Ha! My problem is he doesn't hide very well, much to Joanna's constant embarrassment and chagrin!
Waaaaah!
John X |
Written by mia_ms_kim (1017 comments posted) 2nd July 2008 | Nathan enjoyed it. He happily dubbed it a "yukky poem" as you predicted above. He looked a little green at roasted puppies tails!
Mia | Yuck!
Written by Bonbon (18 comments posted) 14th August 2008 | That poem was very funny.I think my friends would love it but find it quite disgusting.I think the yuckiest is the puppies' tails.I'm glad that wasn't on the menu at my party!  |
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