at the zoo

by ella
(abu dhabi U A E shabiya)

First i saw the white bear,
then i saw the black
then i saw the camel with a hump upon his back
then i saw the grey wolf,
with mutton in his maw
then i saw the wombat waddle in the straw
then i saw the elephant a-waving his trunk
then i saw the monkeys-mercy,
how unpleasant they-smelt!