THE SNAKE

The snake slithers through the grass
Hissing at everything he may pass
Hissssss! Who’s there?
It’s only me in the tree! A pear.
Slithering, slithering, everywhere
He sees something and stops to stare.
Hissssss! What’s that?
Squeak! Squeak! It’s me, a rat!
Rattle! Rattle! Hissss! Hissss!
Mmmm…a dinner that I can’t miss.
Squeak! Cries the rat and runs away
You won’t be eating me today!