Cautionary tales

For naughty children at the Zoo

Barnaby Bibble
Barnaby Bibble snuffled and spewed
Cigarette smoke which caused a bad feud
With his parents and cousins and closest friend Trevor
Who had vowed not to smoke forever and ever.
At the age of nine Bibble was fully equipped
With Nicotine rings and filter-tipped lips,
And the billowing smoke was such a tirade
That calls were sent out to the Fire-Brigade.
He made a mistake, though, by smoking too close
To a Bison named Tyson who grew quite morose,
And fretted and fussed and generally rutted,
Till in sad desperation poor Bibble he butted.

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