A boy had a small part in a drama company.
He would
work there as an apprentice.
He was
called Bob.
Bob became
my friend.
His mother
and father were both actors,
And there
was an elephant in the zoo,
Who was
quite famous.
Bob asked
his parents to take him to the zoo on his birthday.
His parents
agreed.
I didn’t
tell him that the man of the zoo was my friend.
When Bob’s
birthday arrived,
He didn’t
know that he was in for a surprise.
He went
there with his parents,
But the
exhibit where the elephant was usually kept was empty.
Bob was
about to look crest fallen,
When he
heard the trumpet sound from his back.
Bob turned
back and saw that the elephant was wearing a birthday cap,
And had
extended his trunk to wish Bob a happy birthday.
A big party
had been arranged at the zoo.
The
giraffe, the birds,
The lions,
the tigers,
Each and
everyone chimed him to wish him a happy birthday.
The
elephant chomped on a bunch of bananas,
And after a
while he was taken back to his exhibit.
Bob had his
best birthday ever.
He went to
become a zoo keeper himself.
Adios!