A MOUSE NAMED FRED Written and Illustrated by Adrienne Foster Potter |
Once there was a little mouse named
Fred
Who wanted to paint his mouse-house
red.
All the little critters came and
said,
"Oh please don't paint your
mouse-house red, Fred!
If you do then you could lose your
bed!
Some big, old kitty might see that
red
And come on over and take your bed!"
Fred whispered to them with fearful
dread,
"Don't want that kitty to take
my bed!
I like my bed!" that little
mouse said.
The animals said to their friend
Fred,
"We sure don't want you to
lose that bed."
So they got together and they said,
"We'll help you plant red
flowers instead!"
They tilled the dirt where the
critters tread,
Where many of them were born and
bred
And planted seeds behind and ahead.
They covered Fred's house with
flowers red
Round and round the animals sped.
Fred gave them all some jam and
bread
Then they all went home and went to
bed!
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