In most houses pipes abound. And one hears such funny sounds. Rumblings like a hungry tummy, means there's water rushing round. The story is 'Charlie and the Jug' by Jean Watson.
Sealions are clumsy on the land. They heave themselves along the sand. But in the sea they race the tide. They turn and chase and drive and glide. The story is 'Swimmy' by Leo Lionni.
In the streets there's sometimes rain. And unlike the plains in Spain, water splutters in the gutter, then gushes down the drain. The story is 'The Puddle that Grew' by Valerie J. Appleby.
I kept six helpful question words, They taught me all I knew, Their names were 'when' and 'where' and 'how', And' why' and 'what' and 'who'? The story is 'Where Can an Elephant Hide?' by David McPhail.
If you catch a leaf, so they say, Good luck follows you, through the day. The story is 'Frederick Woolykins and the Strawberry Pink Hat' by Brian Jameson.
The funniest sight I ever saw, Was a lady feeding the end of an oar, She said - It likes rice. With a smidgeon of spice, Fancy meeting a dinosaur. The story is 'Long Neck and Thunder Foot' by Helen Piers and Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
When people bear this beast to mind, They marvel more and more, At such a little tail behind, So large a trunk before. Sarah tells the story of 'Dilberta the Baby Elephant'.
Who have you seen today? Have you seen a milkman driving a float? Have you seen a captain sailing a boat? Have you seen a policewoman making a note? Who have you seen today? The story is a film called 'The Nurse and her Family'.
I tried on a hat with a feather upon it, And everyone said, "What a beautiful bonnet". The story is 'Mrs Brown 's Hat Goes on Holiday' by L. F. Truman.