Four Parrots

When my almost seventeen year old granddaughter was around two years old, I wrote her this silly story about two parrots. I asked her parents to read it to her at bed time. I wonder if she remembers it?

Lulu, Slick, Rick and Nick

Two parrots on a stick,

one named Lulu

the other Slick.

"Talk," ordered the man

by the name of Dan.

"Speak, said his mate,

by the name of Kate.

Lulu and Slick

just sat on the stick.

They never said a word.

If a parrot talked

wouldn't that be absurd?

Two parrots on a stick,

one named Rick

the other Nick.

"Speak up," said the man

by the name of Dan.

Hel-lo," said his pal

by the name of Al.

Rick and Nick

just sat on a stick.

They never said a word.

If a parrot talked

wouldn't that be absurd?

How can you make the

parrots talk?

Should you walk?

Should you giggle?

Should you wiggle?

Should you groove?

Should you move?

Should you flap?

Should you rap?

Should you bray?

Should you pretend to fly away?

What would you do?

Would you shout?

Would you pout?

Would you nap?

Would you rap?

Would you sing?

Would you ring

a bell that went

Ding a ling?

What would you do?

Here's my advice 

to you,

the best thing to do

is to sit quietly,

not making a noise,

not playing with toys,

just be silent

so very quiet

and look at 

the parrots on a stick

Lulu and Slick

Rick and Nick.

Maybe,when you are quiet,

so very quiet

very, very quiet.

Lulu and Slick and

Rick and Nick 

might whisper,

"Good Night, sleep tight,

turn off the light

go to sleep,

sleep tight,

tonight."

E. Moscoso

March 27, 1998