The Zoo

We went to the zoo the other day,
my Mama, my Grandpa and me.
I had never been to a zoo before,
I was excited about animals I might see.

We got to the zoo’s parking lot,
and I grabbed my Grandpa’s hand
as I was taught. I held it too,
til we got into the zoo.

Then we went into a little
house where they gave us maps
and told Mama where to make
bathroom stops.

First we went to the children’s zoo
to see the small animals
some in little cages, a small owl in a tall one.
There were a bunch of frogs,
a few little snakes, and the owl,
that was about all,
except for a furry little animal
asleep by a waterfall.

We walked by a woods
where wolves ran free.
There was a high fence
between those woods
and me. I was kinda scared.
If it wasn’t there,
we would have been eats
at a wolf-feast.

We saw some giraffes,
they were really tall
like they were walking
on stilts and they didn’t fall.

There was a white bear
which swam in a pond.
There were other bears too
but they were brown.


There were lions and tigers
and other big animals with
names I couldn’t pronounce.
Grandpa called them big cats.
I said, “ No Grandpa, they can’t be that
because they won’t fit on my lap.”

We saw monkeys in bunches
some with white beards
which looked like my
grandpa’s except they had more hair.
There were these great big monkeys
who sat and did nothing. Someone
called them gillas or something like that.

Then we ate lunch at the zoo
in a building with lots of things to choose.
I got a hamburger and some fries too,
as usual, Grandpa paid for our food.

We passed a wagon which sold
peanuts and popcorn.
Grandpa bought a large cup
of that good stuff.
He and I ate it as we walked
until Momma said, “That’s enough!”

We went to a farm in the zoo
and saw horses and cows
a pen full of goats which I could pet.
One of them followed me and tried
to eat the shirt on my back. The lady in charge
told me to give it a whack.

We came to the pen
where the seals swam,
it had large rocks
where the seals
could sun themselves.

It was the best fun
watching a man in the pen
play games with the seals
feeding them fish
when they did tricks.
The seals would swim
down to the bottom of the pond
turn in circles around and around
then come back up to eat again.

On the way out my grandpa
bought me a gift.
I chose a seal doll,
it was of soft stuff.

When we got to Mama’s car
and I was put into my seat
I snuggled down
holding my seal
and went to sleep
all the way home.

I have-ta say
I had a good day.


Paul J. Wolf 11/9/2010