Archie
and Dale
The verses in this
poem have got all muddled up. Can you put them into the correct order?
| Archie
was an alien Who lived near the planet Mars His house was on an asteroid Flying high up in the stars. |
“Dale!”
cried Archie “Mum, it’s Dale, “Dad, come here and see. I can’t believe it’s really him, My dog is on TV!” |
| But after
a while, Archie got bored And left poor Dale alone Dale got so upset that she Ran away from home. |
One day
Archie’s mum and dad, Mr and Mrs Zoodle Gave in to little Archie’s cries And bought him a pet poodle. |
| Archie
soon gave up his hunt And turned on the News at Ten. He stared blankly at the screen And was about to turn off when.... |
Everything
went really well For the next month and a day The pair were oh so happy And they really loved to play. |
| Archie
explained that Dale was his And that Dale was bought by his mum. But Dale liked staying with the Queen ‘Cos she fed her Pedigree Chum. |
Archie
longed for a small pet dog To play with after school. But Archie’s mum and dad said “No! We hate things that drool!” |
| Archie
went to look for Dale But the dog was nowhere to be seen. Dale had gone to Earth to live With a lady called the Queen. |
Archie
lived with his mum and dad And his little brother Pete. But Archie didn’t like his brother Because he had ten smelly feet. |
| “Oh
Thank You Mum, Oh Thank You Dad This is really great.” Archie gave them a nice big cuddle And played with his new mate. |
Archie
begged and pleaded with them To buy his ideal pet But they just said “No No No! You’re not old enough yet!” |
| Archie’s
dad phoned News at Ten And spoke to Trev’ McD. He asked if he could see the Queen “Of course” said Trev’ happily. |
Archie
cried “Oh Dale, Oh Dale I really am so sorry I shouldn’t have neglected you My heart’s been full of worry.” |
| The aliens
all got in the car And whizzed on down to Earth They landed in the palace garden On the freshly-laid turf. |
The Queen
jumped up, when she saw A UFO on her grass “Oh goodness, look at this” she said. Get the gardeners fast!” |
| Archie
loved his pet so much, And called his little dog “Dale” This really confused the poor little pup Who was in fact female! |
“Bill”
she said “is my new dog” “One loves him a great deal” “Bill is trained in every way And comes when I say ‘heel’” |
| Archie
turned the volume up And sat very still The Queen had found a dog, it said And she had called it Bill! |
Dale
loved the Queen too much And he would not go with Archie, So Archie left without his friend, And bought a Tamagotchi. |