A Night At the Plott's

On a polka-dotted day, at the Plott's house down the block, Mama Plott was plotting where to place her dandy cuckoo clock The handy, cuckoo clock,... took a spot right on the shelf and proudly perched, profoundly, next to candy in a pot! While Mommy Plott cooked something hot, Daddy Plott raked up the lot The children playing hop-scotch, were hopping all around Till supper time, and time to dine, they all sat down....'ker-plop'! By evening's light, when day turned night, like pennies,...they were spent Supping lentils, corn and pintos, ...then, up stairs they went Daddy Plott turned out the lights, and popped right into bed But bolted up with such a jolt!!...a loud "CUCKOO!!" instead !! The brand-new clock, made such a noise, his nerves hung by a thread That cuckoo bird! ... It could be heard, throughout the neighborhood! It popped out every hour, and the window glass would shake! They muffled it with pillows...and took it from the room But the "CUCKOO-CUCKOO-CUCKOO"was worse than sonic booms! The horrible sound was even heard...from far above the moon!! They would just doze off, fall fast asleep, and think that it was done.... But when the hands said next O'Clock......it clucked much louder then ! So Daddy Plott removed the tick...........he then took out the tock ! And with a saw, defrocked the bird, .....so it could never talk! Now propped back up there, on the shelf.....they all went back to bed So even little cuckoo bird can sleep, .....in peace, just like a rock! ________________________ For Casarah Nance's Contest: Children's Story, Dr. Seuss style