One Big Pair of Underwear
by Laura Gehl (Text) and Tom Lichtenheld (Illustration)
ONE big pair of underwear.
TWO brown bears who hate to share.
(Mine!)
(Gimme!)
ONE bear wears the underwear.
ONE bear cries, "That isn't fair!"
TWO small sacks of salty snacks.
THREE young yaks with black backpacks.
TWO yaks put snacks in their packs.
ONE mad yak yelps,
"Where's my snack?"
THREE fast scooters, painted teal.
FOUR ball-bouncing silver seals.
THREE seals steal a set of wheels.
ONE seal gets a real bad deal.
FOUR large jars of candy bars.
Greedy goats in FIVE red cars.
(Wait up!)
FOUR goats gobble all the bars.
ONE goat finds four empty jars.
Pillows sit on FIVE flat mats.
Nap, nap, nap, think SIX fat cats.
FIVE fat cats nap on their mats.
ONE fat cat thinks, Rats! Rats! Rats!
SIX cookbooks in narrow nooks.
SEVEN apron-wearing cooks.
SIX cooks pull books out of nooks.
ONE cook gives them grumpy looks.
SEVEN jet skis, shiny blue.
EIGHT cows craving something new.
(I'm bored.)
(Me, too.)
SEVEN cows call, "Moo woo-hoo!"
ONE hot cow stews, "Moo boo-hoo!"
EIGHT long sticks and one slick puck.
NINE excited skating ducks.
EIGHT ducks play with sticks and puck.
ONE poor duck is out of luck.
NINE trombones, all gold and grand.
TEN baboons all raise a hand.
(WHO WANTS TO LEARN
TO PLAY THE TROMBONE?)
NINE baboons march with the band.
ONE baboon gets less than planned.
TEN tall, twisty playground slides.
TWENTY pigs all want a ride.
"Piggyback!" the pigs decide.
TEN pairs glide down side by side.
Bears can see it's fun to share.
They try sharing underwear!
Seals and yaks soon follow suit,
sharing snack packs while they scoot.
Cows, baboons,
and cats and cooks
share their boats, horns, mats, and books.
(COW-A BUNGA!)
Goats and ducks share candy bars,
hockey fun, and empty jars.
(POW!)
The friends all share
and swap and trade
then line up in a long parade.
How did they learn
to count and share?
From ONE big pair of underwear!
(... and a-one, two, three...)
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