Owl
You get two for the price of one in this week’s limerick challenge! My sons wanted me to write about an owl and I came up with two different limericks (owls must be easier to write about as some weeks I struggle to write a limerick at all!) They couldn’t agree which one they liked though: my six-year-old liked the first one (below) but my four-year-old said it was ‘too sad for the baby owl’ (he’s very sensitive to the emotions of babies at the moment!) and preferred the second one.
So I decided I might as well post them both. The boys drew illustrations as usual, each one illustrating their preferred limerick. My four-year-old also drew the picture at the top of the post.
Here’s my six-year-old’s choice of owl limerick:
A rather confused baby owl
Believed he was a waterfowl
“You’re no duck!” said his dad
But his son looked so sad
That he dug him a pond (with a trowel)
Baby owl standing happily by his newly-dug pond.
My son put such a positive spin on the limerick in his picture – with the way that father and son have bonded over the pond – that even his little brother approved! He still preferred this limerick though:
There once was a tone-deaf old owl
Whose vocals would make his friends howl
“Oh Howard!” they’d shriek
When he opened his beak
“Do keep quiet, your singing is foul!”
Owl singing a One Direction Song…
It’s not the easiest thing to read (he’s only 4 1/2 and just learning to write) but it says “Oh yeah. Because we danced all night to the best song ever”. Needless-to-say it was his idea that Howard the Owl would be singing that song- not mine!
Am rather proud of their drawings (and writing) this week so am linking up with mini creations over at KidGLLoves
Love your creativity Maddy, it gives me hope for the future xx
Thanks! Your no.3 is so small, I’m sure in a few months you’ll be back in the writing groove. Or a lot of months – no rush! xx
Love these! Especially the second one! And the wee picture of the pond is lovely.
Thanks Stephanie. He worked for ages on that pond so I’m glad you like it! xx
His writing is excellent for 4 1/2!! None of mine have been as good as that at that age – I could read it perfectly
Oh he’ll be pleased to hear you could read it! Thanks Jenny!
These are fab! Love the limericks, and the drawings are both lovely. The writing is very clear too x #MiniCreations
Thanks! Yes, considering he had no help with the writing, I think he did pretty well!
Maddy love your great poetic words and your lovely drawn pictures here. What great things to have to cherish. Great post for the mini creations. #minicreations
Thanks Jenny – I am steadily building up a mountain of ‘limerick drawings’!
They are nice! I can understand the words clearly on the last photo cuz my 3-1/2 year old son is also learning how to write. #minicreations
Wow – impressed your son is learning to write at only 3! Thanks for commenting.
Very good! Made me laugh!
Thanks Sadie, Glad they made you laugh x
Every reason to be proud, well done indeed! #MiniCreations
Thank you!
What lovely pictures to accompany your limericks! Baby owl by the pond is adorable. #minicreations
Thanks – he did put a lot of work into that baby owl!
Lucas says – I love getting the Mother to read these limericks out to me and I am loving Howard – he really made me giggle. Great drawings too.
Thanks for linking to #minicreations
Thanks Lucas – glad they made you laugh!