CHILDREN'S POEM: Little Miss Mini




One fine day, little Miss Mini, who is quite silly, 

Came to me for a cup of tea

You see all the tea leaves in her shop were stolen by bumble the bee.

“I saw her swish and swash and buzz around,” she said

“Before she stole and dropped my bag of tea.”

I packed and laughed and sent Miss Mini away

For I was quite busy you see.

   

Do you know a little tale

of how Miss Mini poured tea leaves onto Kitty’s tail?

And how, after getting a secret cookie recipe,

her cookies were stolen and she stopped baking in her oven?

 

No? It’s a pity but wait and see!

So here is the tale told to me by Bumble the bee-

 

Once Mr. Green came along

after sounding his ding and dong

“Mr. Green Mr. Green would you like some tea?” asked Miss Mini

“Yes, Miss Silly Mini, Green tea with sugar free”

After Miss Mini went to get the tea,

Mr. Green eyed the fresh-baked biscuits in the aisle,

Making sure that Miss Mini wouldn’t see

He grabbed one, two and three

And munched and munched and munched them down.

Then when he had finished them all,

Miss Mini came into the hall.

Shocked! She eyed all around

And all Mr. Green could do was drink and make no sound!

 

The next day Meow the cat came her way

And eyed the milk cookies on the tray.

And when Miss Mini had gone away,

Meow the cat feasted the cookies away

And when the plate was empty, she jumped out into the alley.

Miss Mini came back and heard a vessel or two

Then grabbing a stick, she went ahead to beat the thief up, black and blue 

 

“A-ha” she cried “You thief! You think you can run away from me?”

Only to see a swarm of flies

That soon buzzed and buzzed around Miss Mini,

As she sat and sang her sad ditty.

 

Then one morning I saw Miss Mini puffing behind Kitty.

Who looked all surprised (I am sure it wasn’t he) 

From that day on, there was no sound

Of Miss Mini the silly baking her cookies.

 

A curious and scary affair, soothe to say,

I wonder who had eaten up all the cookies that day.


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