Comments on: Nash-ing the Animals http://writingfix1.edublogs.org/2007/11/28/12/ A Place for Student Writers to Publish Writing that was Inspired at WritingFix Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:17:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dena Harrison http://writingfix1.edublogs.org/2007/11/28/12/#comment-16 Dena Harrison Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:11:42 +0000 http://writingfix1.edublogs.org/2007/11/28/12/#comment-16 I taught a workshop for teachers last week, and I had them all write to the on-line Ogden Nash prompt. Here are five of my favorites that the adult/teacher writers created: LLamas I LLove LLeggy LLamas LLounging LLazily in the BBahamas Away from all that LLama DDrama. Aardvark With the advantage of such a long snout One would think the aardvark would eat something much more stout. The Dingo "Would you know a dingo if you saw one?" he said. The condescending lady, she said, "Maybe." So I replied with a regretful tone, "The dingo ate your baby." The Dung Beetle There are poems written about tygers. Of lambs songs have been sung, But nary a words has been written About a beetle who plays with dung. Ferret If I had a fur coat, I'd probably wear it Unless it came from My neighbor's ferret. I taught a workshop for teachers last week, and I had them all write to the on-line Ogden Nash prompt. Here are five of my favorites that the adult/teacher writers created:

LLamas

I LLove LLeggy LLamas
LLounging LLazily in the BBahamas
Away from all that LLama DDrama.

Aardvark
With the advantage of such a long snout
One would think the aardvark would eat something much more stout.

The Dingo

“Would you know a dingo if you saw one?” he said.
The condescending lady, she said, “Maybe.”
So I replied with a regretful tone,
“The dingo ate your baby.”

The Dung Beetle

There are poems written about tygers.
Of lambs songs have been sung,
But nary a words has been written
About a beetle who plays with dung.

Ferret

If I had a fur coat,
I’d probably wear it
Unless it came from
My neighbor’s ferret.

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