Eggsactly Benjamin

This is the story about Benjamin

He was just six years old

When he got into a lot trouble

For all the eggs he sold

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His mother shared a hen house

with Auntie Clair next door

Together they share the expenses

The chickens, the eggs, and more

Cock-a-doodle-dooooooo!

Every morning at the crack of dawn

Benjamin would sneak outside

He went down to the hen house

To see how many eggs he could find

He'd put them in a basket

and sell them door to door

Selling them to the neighbours

Until there were no more

Knock Knock Knock Knock

Then someone came to the door

"Would you like a fresh egg Miss?

A nickel each or less if you buy four?"

Meanwhile.....back at home.....

His mother and Auntie Clair

Went to collect their eggs

But they got into an an argument

What happened to all the eggs?

His mother looked at Auntie Clair

"You took all the eggs!"

Auntie Clair would look right back

"No I didn't!  YOU took all the eggs!"

Benjamin returned from selling the eggs

To hear arguing between the two

He grinned a little mischievious grin

His mother and Auntie had no clue.

But soon enough the sisters found out

He got into trouble, and that was that

There would be no more selling eggs

So in the corner, there he sat.

Sherry Irvine - February 19, 2011