The Dolphin's Tale

Another one for the kids...

The Dolphin's Tale

The  shark was eating cornflakes
He preferred them with milk and honey
The dolphin showed up to wag a beak
And told him it was funny

A change from pure protein then
Asked the dolphin in eager vein
The shark choked in rage and lashed his tail
Oh if you're going to sulk, then very well!

The dolphin dived away and did a few somersaults
But to the shattered shark he had put a halt
Who could not down another spoon
And swam off in grave depression

Meeting with a wily whale
Sharkey happened to relate his tale
Together the decided to do him in
Stop the dolphin's wagging chin

So they artfully pursued the playful dilettante
Who was performing mid air stunts
Going round and round in mid air
Stopping only to see them stare

Howdy shark and wassup whale
The elegant dolphin greeted well
Shark shook a fin whale gave a vacuous grin
Asked the dolphin to join in a meal

Mullet mackerel herring cod and squid
They offered him mixed with chewy weeds
They politely asked to chew well before he gulped and swallowed
As those were the table manners to be followed

The dolphin tried his best to nibble with his teeth
But soon the whale offered some serious meat
upon Dolly's unwary plate
A sea lion with salmon in its mouth as bait

Poor dolly choked and churned up the stuff
And warbled away in a most shameful huff
To see sharky shake  and sweetly laugh
As Willy the whale made mocking Poofs!

So be very careful not to mock jeer and laugh
At the diets of others even if its just a fad
I think the dolphin's tale has made that clear
If not,
May we serve you a honeyed bear?

© Amrita Valan 2015