The Greedy Hippo

There was a greedy hippo
He ate everything in sight
From cheese to peas, chips and cake, he always had a bite
Now Hippo he was selfish
He ate everybody’s food
He ate the cat’s, the dog’s, and the cow’s
He was very, very rude.
One morning after breakfast, he jumped into the lake
One big splash and he was stuck
That was a big mistake.

The hippo sank deeper, then began to shout
“Help, please help, I’m sinking. Won’t someone pull me out?”
The animals all pulled and pulled, as hard as they were able
Out he popped, ran past them all and ate everything on their table
The animals were angry and thought they’d play a trick
They made a pie from fish and soap to make old Hippo sick
“Here you are, we’ve made a pie, especially for you.”
“Thanks,” he said, “I’ll eat it now. I’ve nothing else to do.”

First a nibble, then a bite, then a great big swallow
He then went back into the lake, the place he loved to wallow
But something wasn’t right, thought Hippo, “I feel quite odd inside.”
Now he had a tummy ache as the cooks looked on with pride
Hippo learnt his lesson, it was the end of all their troubles
He was last seen leaving town, blowing fishy bubbles.