By young readers
THE MOUSE Plump, little body On four little feet Scuttling across the table. Tiny, pink nose With tiny pink whiskers A-twitching for scent. FIVE GUILTS MICE A bite of a cherrv, Long hose, pink ears, A munched bit of cheese, Black A rustling of paper, Brown bod y« P ink ULl * i A wisp of a tail. Stealing from the parlour door And tiny black reminders Deep into the pantry Left — from a small shy visitor. Right into ths cheese cupboard. Melissa Gabb, aged 12. Five minutes, Ten minutes, THE EAGLE Twenty minutes more, ... , .... Five guilty mice come crawhng home Like a rock upon the cliff — erect! He scans the field with pin-sharp eyes Lumpy nose, drcopy ears. Observing every movement — Dull eyes, droopy paws, He sees — and silently thinking — Brown body, droopy tail, Like a rock he falls . . , feeling sick! His shrill cry rending the air Crushing life from his victim with razor sharp claws. Carolyn timpH aged 12 t Then up he soars Chest out — full of pride. Wings powerful, Claws to kill. Andrew Duncan, aged 12.
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Press, 15 August 1978, Page 14
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182By young readers Press, 15 August 1978, Page 14
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