Dam Beavers

in a morning swim the beaver made his route out early and then had a breakfast to boot after which he worked on his abode by floating logs to help ease the load tree by tree he fell them just so they would end up all in a row worked long hours all by himself was in top shape and had good health he was an eager beaver to get things right all of the wood was snug and tight no tools, no nails, he knew his trade no one could say it was only man made it was starting to rain but he was done his cabin was finished under the sun he heard some men say they’ll be a flood then he thought his home would be mud. US Army of engineers came to save the land brought in machinery and loads of sand they built a dam with lots of concrete they could not afford to have it leak. the beaver watch them every day and grinned he knew that it wouldn’t hold, it was too thin he called in his fellows to build a levee we need to make it wider not heavy. the dam had cracked and the water poured in all men scrambled before getting in a spin the town folk were alerted and left in a hurry all the beavers remained during the flurry. they flapped their tails and made loud whacks like sounding the drums to call in more packs in groups of ten they worked the line tied ropes to pull timber getting it to align some gnawed logs and brought to the river others on the banks assisting to deliver, they swam with the logs, to avoid a jam they stacked them up evenly to build this dam more joined the brigade to get it in shape they just knew no water would escape the chief beaver thanked his regiment I’m damn proud of you, the town is now content. when the town folk came back they gasped in amaze who had built this put them in a daze A raven from a tree limb said I saw the whole making but I will tell you it was astounding but heartbreaking it was something to see and it all happened so fast building a dam is not a thing of the past I can tell you the story but I won’t let it out will just say ‘leave it to beaver’ and that’s no doubt