Shoulder Ride
by
Matt Zurbo
Weeeeee!
(Baby riding on giant bee.)
BZZZ! BZZZ!
Yipee!
(Baby riding big St Bernard.)
WOOF! WOOF!
Yoiks!
(Baby riding giant crab.)
SNIP, SNIP!
Yikes!
(Baby running as giant crab fights giant octopus.)
Snip, snip, snip, snip, snip!
Meow, meow!
(Baby on back of walking tiger, surrounded by cats, one of which is curled up on its head.)
PRRRR….
Yahoo!
(Baby holding onto claws of giant blue chested wren, swinging through air.)
TWEET, TWEET!
Charge!
(Baby running with worker ants.)
Haha!
(Baby crouching-leaping with big grasshoppers.)
BOING! BOING! BOING!
Hmm…
(Baby walking two blue whales on leads, floating/swimming in air.
Sploosh!
Grunt!
(Baby piggybacking pirate.)
“Ha-har, me hearty!”
Cowabunga!
(baby sitting on/hanging onto front of boogie board perched on tip of giant wave, with grey sky.)
Whoosh!
Grrr!
(Baby in tent-like Arabian throne on dragon’s back.)
Rooooaaaar!
Go, go, go!
(Baby on big, mechanical two-legged pod with gears and exhaust, clunking and sputtering along, out-striding racing cars beneath it.)
Clunk, sputter, fart, pop…
Mmmm…
(Baby on back of big wombat, hugging it as it goes.)
Aww…
Sure is making a lot of noises!
I wonder what baby’s imagining up there?
(Mum and Dad walking, Baby on Dad’s shoulders, hugging his head. Making “Mmm…” sound. Mum watching baby, Dad trying to look up.)
The End
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