The Goldfish

The Goldfish By Elton Camp The parents knew their child wanted a pet They didn’t think he was ready for a dog yet Maybe little Robert can be enough satisfied If an aquarium for some goldfish they tried And they knew that when they went anywhere Fish can stay at home without any need of care Expense was far greater than they ever dreamed But they needed pump, filter and plants it seemed In two days, everything seem to be ready and set Except that they hadn’t bought the goldfish yet Robert went with them to help pick out a few When Robert got there, he asked only for two The boy released them and they began to swim In the aquarium, they looked just right to him The next morning, the parents go a bad surprise To the water’s surface, belly-up, both fish did rise For the death of the fish, parents didn’t know why So they decided to explain it to Robert with a lie “Jesus needed the goldfish up in heaven with him. So now in the celestial lake the two of them swim. Robert frowned as he gave the tale some thought The terrible fate of the goldfish they had bought Then the boy said, “This one thing I sure do wish, Please tell me why Jesus needs to have goldfish?”