Keagan and Nala in Africa - Greeting the Animals

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Justine Annabel Lamb

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Greeting the Animals

Copyright © 2008 Justine Annabel Lamb. All rights reserved.
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Early morning sunshine rose with pinks and red,
‘Shepherds warning’ Keagan shouted as he jumped out of bed.
Come on Nala, let us leave before the animals go and hide
I want to see the lions this morning before they return to the pride.

Nala leapt up with a lick and a promise, wagging her tail ten dozen to a mile.
With a quick hi to Mom and a kiss on the nose,
he grabs a banana as he goes.

Daddy is waiting, with a great big smile.

They fire up the Game drive vehicle
and it leaps to life, they are on their way to the workshop
to start a very busy day,
Keagan and Nala are ready for an adventure
but they have time to play.

They are lucky; Daddy needs to check the fences
which means they will drive a long way,
Keagan and Nala are happy as Abel, Daddy’s tracker
and his son Magic are coming with”Hip hip hooray!”

Magic and Keagan and Nala are truly great friends, they
have had many fun times, they have caught butterflies and chased rabbits
and helped microchip a rhinoceros and watched with awe at the elephants habits.

This morning they saw Mr Giraffe,
he was so tall it made them laugh.
Nala barked and a black backed Jackal came to see,
Good Morning! they shouted
as a vervet monkey jumped out of the tree.

It was such fun driving in the bush,
Impala scampering and jumping further than you can see
and warthogs with funny little wiry aerials for tails
always in such a rush.
Magic and Keagan and Nala called out with glee.
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Good Morning! Good Morning!, Mr Sun and Mr Sky.
Good Morning, Mr Lion with your great roar
Hello Mrs Fish Eagle will you show us how you fly.

Hello, Mr Crocodile with your very wide smile
Hello, Mr Zebra and Ms Blue crane
you look so regal..
Do you think it is going to rain?

The first drops fell from the now grey skies ahead and
Daddy looked disappointed.
Keagan and Nala waved Magic and Abel goodbye with a smile
as Daddy dropped them at home to stay with Mommy for a while.

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