THE SQUID AND THE SNAIL

THE SQUID and THE SNAIL

Gather round, kids and I’ll tell you a tale

About a giant squid and a giant sea snail

My story is creepy and weepy and brave

So don’t you feel sleepy - and don’t misbehave!
 

A giant squid, called Arthur, was feeling unwell

He’d seen the sea- doctor( a cod named Lionel)

Who said “nothing’s wrong; so; so long, I’m away!”

Arthur sighed “You get nothing for sick squid these days“
 

He sneezed and a lump of green snot left his nose

It shot through the waves, hit a sea snail called Rose

She screamed “who did that; what a rat ! It’s disgusting!”

Arthur lied “It’s that cod! There’s no way you can trust him!”
 

Rose smiled at big Arthur : asked “You feeling rough?”

Arthur blushed, waved a tentacle, tried to look tough

Stuttered “I’m - I’m O.K. -- that’s to say -- how d’you do!

My name is Arthur, May I swim with you?”
 

So they swam off together, the squid and the snail

Above them a full moon shone down on their trail

Rose sighed and felt glad that she’d had a great day

While Arthur was sure that with Rose he would stay
 

And if you want to find them, don’t do what I did -----

Looked in a giant’s wallet! There was a giant’s quid !

When the giant tried to grab me, I let out a wail,

For on each of his fingers, there was a giant’s nail!