I think I am better with poetry than short stories because they are quicker to write. For some strange reason I tend to make less mistakes with poetry than I do short stories but once the ideas get flowing I tend to get carried away with myself then it becomes a short story of some sort. Yet when I first started writing 16 years ago, I started with either short stories or even pages of ideas and I have also tried writing my life story for years, which I still don't feel makes sense now. I was twenty - seven when I started writing poetry. Here is a piece of work that you could make up your mind what you think it is. Whatever you think it is it's one of my early pieces of work I wrote in 1996, which seems like a long time ago to me now. It's called ' IN THE DAYS ANIMALS COULD TALK.'
IN THE DAYS ANIMALS COULD TALK.
Once a upon a time a long time before man lived. There lived a farm, zoo and country side. These places were in a place called Make Believe land where there were animals who could talk and lead human lives. Yes I I know what you are all thinking, I am making it up. I don't know if anyone knows for sure how the world started, animals before humans or humans before animals. Anyway, let's carry on, these animals spoke in human voices. You must be thinking that I am talking riddles, maybe I am but these silly ideas keep going through my mind. Talk talk, no animal can talk, it's only a silly story.
One dark night, none of the animals could sleep. The little wild bunny rabbits who lived at number one Wild Life Country Side Road were cutting their teeth and crying their eyes out. Mrs Oliver Owl, who lived next door to them, made them some carrots to juice to give their Mother, Mrs Bunny Rabbit. They were slowly getting better. Mr Woofer and Elise Dog, who lived at number one Animal Farm Road, all started breaking mad. Not many animals could sleep because there was so much noise.
In the morning, every single animal had so much noise that no one could sleep or had any sleep. Mr and Mrs Myra and Mickey Monkey at the One Zoo Road had been complaining to Mr and Mrs Woofer Dog. The Monkey family and the Dog family all had colds, so much so that the Bunny family had their teething. It turned out a good many of the puppies and the kittens had colds.
" Can you ask your wife, Mr Woofer, to control your puppies, please? We are trying to sleep," asked Mr Monkey.
" I will do my best," answered Mrs Woofer in a sweet voice.
" Who asked you to speak, dear Elise?"
"I heard what was said dear Woofer."
Suddenly, next door lived Mrs Kitty Cat at the Animal farm next door to the Woofers.
Out came one of the puppies and one of Mrs Kitty Cat's kittens, and the puppy and kitten fought on the grass.
" Goodness sake, you two stop it, the whole area is trying to sleep!" said Mrs Kitty Cat.
As the morning went on, Myra Monkey and her babies managed to get some sleep. Mickey Monkey had already complained about the noise.
It was 10.00am when Mrs Wormy Bird went worm hunting for her and her family's tea. Mr Wormy Bird was singing away, lucky Myra Monkey and her family slept through. On the way back home, Mrs Worm Bird passed Elise Dog.
" Do you fancy a drink, wormy with all that flying and singing?"
" Oh yes please Elise, my mouth is dry now."
Wormy found herself an old saucepan to put the worms in, then went over to 2 Animal Farm road. Before Worm made her way, she made up a fire and some sticks to cook her worms.
On the way to Elise's house, Wormy saw Kitty Cat who was heading to see Elise too. Wormy and Elise drank water and Kitty drank milk. They all sat and chatted as Wormy suddenly remembered.
" O" Ah, the worms," said Wormy.
One dark night, none of the animals could sleep. The little wild bunny rabbits who lived at number one Wild Life Country Side Road were cutting their teeth and crying their eyes out. Mrs Oliver Owl, who lived next door to them, made them some carrots to juice to give their Mother, Mrs Bunny Rabbit. They were slowly getting better. Mr Woofer and Elise Dog, who lived at number one Animal Farm Road, all started breaking mad. Not many animals could sleep because there was so much noise.
In the morning, every single animal had so much noise that no one could sleep or had any sleep. Mr and Mrs Myra and Mickey Monkey at the One Zoo Road had been complaining to Mr and Mrs Woofer Dog. The Monkey family and the Dog family all had colds, so much so that the Bunny family had their teething. It turned out a good many of the puppies and the kittens had colds.
" Can you ask your wife, Mr Woofer, to control your puppies, please? We are trying to sleep," asked Mr Monkey.
" I will do my best," answered Mrs Woofer in a sweet voice.
" Who asked you to speak, dear Elise?"
"I heard what was said dear Woofer."
Suddenly, next door lived Mrs Kitty Cat at the Animal farm next door to the Woofers.
Out came one of the puppies and one of Mrs Kitty Cat's kittens, and the puppy and kitten fought on the grass.
" Goodness sake, you two stop it, the whole area is trying to sleep!" said Mrs Kitty Cat.
As the morning went on, Myra Monkey and her babies managed to get some sleep. Mickey Monkey had already complained about the noise.
It was 10.00am when Mrs Wormy Bird went worm hunting for her and her family's tea. Mr Wormy Bird was singing away, lucky Myra Monkey and her family slept through. On the way back home, Mrs Worm Bird passed Elise Dog.
" Do you fancy a drink, wormy with all that flying and singing?"
" Oh yes please Elise, my mouth is dry now."
Wormy found herself an old saucepan to put the worms in, then went over to 2 Animal Farm road. Before Worm made her way, she made up a fire and some sticks to cook her worms.
On the way to Elise's house, Wormy saw Kitty Cat who was heading to see Elise too. Wormy and Elise drank water and Kitty drank milk. They all sat and chatted as Wormy suddenly remembered.
" O" Ah, the worms," said Wormy.
"What are you talking about?" asked Elise.
have put them on to boil."
"Oh right, fly there and back."
"I will, Elise."
When Wormy got back to save her worms, they were coal black. Wormy called out to her children to go worm hunting for her.
"Oh Fly, please go worm hunting for me."
"Oh yes, Mother, I will do."
When the rest of the children heard Fly worm hunting, they wanted Fri to help but he was too lazy.
"Can you help at all?" said Wings.
"Please do," said Fly.
"Shall I fry the worms, Fly?" asked Wings.
"That would be very good of you, Wings," said Fly.
Finally, when Wormy got back from Elise's house at 5 pm, Mr. Worm was home eating worms with his family that his children cooked.
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