Squirrely Shirley

Squirrely Shirley lived in a tree where she hoarded her nuts so selfishly.

No matter what happened she wouldn’t share. Her nuts were her nuts and she just didn’t care

that Dilmont the deer and Harry the hare and Ronnie the robin and Benny the bear

were hungry. As hungry as hungry could be. Squirrely Shirley just watched them from high in her tree.

She laughed while she popped each nut into her mouth, while the others were searching for food north and south.

Squirrely Shirley lived in a tree till she got so fat she could hardly see.

Then one day she noticed an overlooked nut on the end of a twig and she wanted it, but

She had gotten so heavy the branch broke in two and she fell to the ground; became squirrel and nut stew.

Which just goes to show that it’s not smart to be a selfish, fat squirrel when you live in a tree.

Copyright Arden Davidson, 2019

 

POEM FOR KIDS WRITTEN BY ARDEN DAVIDSON

Illustration by Kseniya Shagieva

LET’S CHAT ABOUT THE POEM ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS

Sharing

1. Do you think Squirrely Shirley should have shared her nuts? Why or why not?

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