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  Library of Congress Control Number: 00-109698 eISBN: 978-0-375-98260-6

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  FOR DANIEL GEORGE AND ALISON JOAN

  In Animal Town

  It was Musical Day.

  The orchestra

  Had gathered to play.

  Everyone came

  To hear and to see.

  The big sign said:

  ADMISSION FREE!

  Up to the platform

  Each animal went,

  And proudly carried

  His instrument.

  Then came the conductor

  With stick in his hand—

  The handsomest Hippo

  In Animal Land.

  He tapped his foot.

  He waved his hand,

  And cried to the players:

  “Strike up the band!”

  The gray Seals barked.

  They lifted their fins,

  And tweedled upon

  Their violins.

  The spotted Giraffes—

  The oddest fellows—

  Zoomed and zoomed

  On their yellow cellos.

  The Lion bugled;

  The Rhino fluted;

  The Leopard harped;

  The Tiger tooted.

  The Monkey wiggled

  A brass trombone.

  The Llama blew

  A saxophone.

  The Elephant

  Kept trumpeting.

  The Camel plucked

  His mandolin string.

  Upon his cymbals

  The Bear clang-clanged.

  Upon his guitar

  The Fox twang-twanged!

  The Yak beat the drum;

  The Wolf played the fife.

  Each beast was enjoying

  The time of his life.

  They whistled! They fiddled!

  They thumped! They blew!

  What a roar! What a din!

  What a great to-do!

  The animal girls—

  The animal boys—

  The animal audience

  Made a great noise.

  They slapped their tails,

  They clapped their paws,

  And that is how

  They made applause!

  The conductor bowed,

  And bowed and bowed.

  All of the orchestra

  Players were proud.

  The Hippo was happy

  On Musical Day,

  For everyone shouted:

  “Hip-HIPPO-ray!”

 

 

  Ilo Orleans, Animal Orchestra

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