There was a cow, she had one bell. She always wore it, but then one day, well...
A little monkey, Brown and cheeky,
Stole that bell, ´Cos he was sneaky!
There was a dog, He had two bones. Sometimes one buries What one owns.
So, he dug a hole In the ground
And buried his bones, That digging hound...
But that same little monkey Came back around.
There was a bird. Three eggs she laid.
Nearby that nest She always stayed.
That rascal monkey Snuck up one day,
Snatched those eggs And ran away.
There was a pony With four horseshoes.
They were items that She could not lose.
Nevertheless, One summer evening,
The monkey stole them And danced while leaving!
There was a baker. He baked five buns,
Those light and tasty, Crispy ones.
The monkey appeared And took the lot,
Then ran off juggling them... They were hot!
There was an ant, Six slippers she wore.
They kept her feet cosy On the cold dirt floor.
The monkey took them And didn’t think.
He didn’t expect That they would stink!
There was a princess. She wore seven pearls
To make her look better Than the other girls.
That monkey thief Was lurking and...
Some naughtiness Was being planned.
A crocodile, He loved to smile. He had eight teeth, But one night while...
...He was in bed, The monkey crept, His fingers stealing As the reptile slept.
Nine apples grew Upon a tree,
But someone came A-swinging through, And grabbed those apples...
Can you guess who?
Ten hairs were in The lion’s mane.
He combed them often, 10 - He was vain!
That pesky monkey Was looking on. One single snip...
And those hairs were gone!
There was a monkey. He had lots of stuff.
But he never seemed To have enough.
He had:
1 cowbell, 2 bones,
3 eggs, 5 buns, 4 horseshoes,
6 slippers, 8 teeth, 7 pearls,
9 apples and 10 hairs.
Everyone had lost Something of theirs.
But the monkey felt A bit bad inside. Because of him, A cow had cried.
In the end, the things were returned.
Mum said, "No stealing!" And the lesson was learned.
