There’s a tiger in my bathroom,

There’s a wolf on my rocking chair,

And, fast asleep on my bed,

Is the cutest polar bear…

In my bathtub, three goldfish are terrorizing

A 10cm x 21cm great white shark,

In the spare room a rhinoceros is busy trying on,

My tailor suits from France and Denmark

A group of iguanas are in front of the TV,

Cheering on their favourite football team,

A chinchilla is in my room,

Experimenting with my new face cream.

There’s a lion in my garden,

Racing a three-year-old cheetah,

And in the kitchen Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer,

Is trying out spicy recipes from India

In my living room a wombat

Is playing chess with a kangaroo

While a lobster

Is phoning its relatives in the zoo

So, as you may have concluded,

I live with a bunch of crazy animals,

But, now that I think of it,

Who wouldn’t want to be me?

<B>Nikhita Obeegadoo</B> <I>11 years old</I>