Up Came a Tiger

Over the prairie, The dew freezes, The rain settles. Under the woods Animals eat berries. The shelter snowy and deep. I lay a trap. I’m cold up to my neck, Chilly weather to trek. I stepped and crept. Zero degrees. A hero to freeze. I caught a deer, I did sneeze. I caught a cold, I did fear to be old. Up came a tiger Who scared my deer. I fought back So near. I shot the tiger To brace and stagger. I was bit once. I bled an ounce. The tiger did pounce. A grizzly bear came In the clear. The tiger saved me From a tear. A joyful expression, I was the exception.