The Round Thing - Abridged Version

Once upon a time in the square shaped woods There lived a square shaped thing He liked to watch the square shaped birds He liked to hear them sing A shadow moved behind a mound, A mound all square and flat The square shaped thing then took a look Oh my, it’s oddly fat The odd fat thing said that’s not fair It’s just that I’m not square, In my world everyone is round There are no corners there The Square shaped thing just thought a while And this is what he said Could it be that where you’re from You’re simply overfed The round shaped thing spoke firmly As he came out from the mound We are not fat, it’s just the shape Where everything is round They talked about their different worlds One square, the other round could they ever get along And find some middle ground What if we got together The problems we could solve Like when we sing about the bus Who’s wheels cannot revolve And so they sat and talked about all things Both round and square, Until the round thing jumped up, startled, What's that over there? Confused, the square thing looked around, What's what over where? Something moved, the round thing stammered, Then he said a prayer. What is it that you're frightened of, Why don't we take a peek? I think it’s just some square shaped children Playing hide and seek. What they found was trapped inside A prickly bramble tangle, It asked them if they'd care to help A rather stuck triangle. 7 December 2020 Word Count: 280 For: Fantasy with Fictional Beings contest Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger