Fun Friday: A Gummy Tale

A Gummy Taleby Katy Huth Jones
There was once a gummy boywho lived in a gummy houseand the whole contraption wasn'tthat much bigger than a mouse.
It had seven gummy roomsand two flights of gummy stairs.There were gummy bunkbeds,chests of drawers, a table, and four chairs.
When the gummy boy had madecherry gelatin parfettehe decided to stroll down the laneand wait for it to set.
Then a family of bears,Papa, Mama, and their cub,found the little gummy houseand chowed down on gummy grub.
Papa chomped the gummy table,Mama ate the gummy chairs,while the cub gnawed on the bunkbedsafter tasting gummy stairs.
They were chewing on the ceilingwhen the gummy boy came backand they started to come closer,thinking he was just a snack.
But the gummy boy was quickand he grabbed the gummy pot,tossed red gelatin on those three bearsand soaked them on the spot.
Then before his gummy eyesthe boy watched something quite rare,for each sticky family memberhad become a gummy bear!
(With thanks to those who inspired me as a child: Dr. Seuss, Ogden Nash, and Bill Peet.)