This is an alternative take on the 12 days of Christmas from my book Only Yules & Verses (available here - http://www.feedaread.com/ ........sing along kids........
12 DAYS
On the first day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
A matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the second day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the third day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Five ladybirds,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Six bees a-buzzing,
Five ladybirds,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Seven hornets humming,
Six bees a-buzzing,
Five ladybirds,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Eight dragonflies,
Seven hornets humming,
Six bees a-buzzing,
Five ladybirds,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Nine caterpillars,
Eight dragonflies,
Seven hornets humming,
Six bees a-buzzing,
Five ladybirds,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Ten beetles beetling,
Nine caterpillars,
Eight dragonflies,
Seven hornets humming,
Six bees a-buzzing,
Five ladybirds,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Eleven crickets clicking
Ten beetles beetling,
Nine caterpillars,
Eight dragonflies,
Seven hornets humming,
Six bees a-buzzing,
Five ladybirds,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
With a hyperactive flea.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
A joker sent to me,
Twelve wasps a-stinging,
Eleven crickets clicking,
Ten beetles beetling,
Nine caterpillars,
Eight dragonflies,
Seven hornets humming,
Six bees a-buzzing,
Five ladybirds,
Four willy-worms,
Three creepy-crawlies,
Two wriggly spiders,
And a matchbox
with a hyperactive flea.
On the thirteenth day of Christmas,
Of these “gifts” I’d had my fill,
So I grabbed the phone and made a call
To pest* controllers….. Rentokil.
*And that includes the joker!
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