The Noah's Ark

Illustration and Poem by Katherine Pyle

 

The Noah's Ark.

 

The  Noah's Ark's a pleasant place,

With windows on each side,

And half the painted shingle roof

Is hinged, and opens wide.

 

And often Noah and his wife,

In dresses green and blue,

Take out the animals to walk

In rows of two and two.

 

And Noah was a cheerful man;

He always wore a smile;

But Mrs, Noah used to fret

And worry all the while.

Sometimes she's fret because their dog

Was looking thin and brown;

Or else because the elephant

So often tumbled down.

And when they reached the ark at last

She'd roll and scrape  about

To count the animals, for fear

That some had been left out.

Good Mr. Noah often said:

"Don't worry so, my dear,

Or very soon your pretty paint

Will all wear off, I fear!"

"Oh dear!" she cried, "this cow is scratched!

The wolf is on his head!"

And so she fretted spite of all

That Mr. Noah said.

 

And so poor Mrs. Noah's paint

Began to crack and fade;

But Mr. Noah still looked bright

As when he first was made.

 

by Katherine Pyle.

 

Read more about Noah's Ark at the Easter Egg Crafts blog.