美坛活动【Poem Reading Tuesday】My Doggy Ate My Essay by Darren Sardel

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My Doggy Ate My Essay
by Darren Sardelli

My doggy ate my essay.
He picked up all my mail.
He cleaned my dirty closet
and dusted with his tail.
 
He straightened out my posters
and swept my wooden floor.
My parents almost fainted
when he fixed my bedroom door.
 
I did not try to stop him.
He made my windows shine.
My room looked like a palace,
and my dresser smelled like pine.
 
He fluffed up every pillow.
He folded all my clothes.
He even cleaned my fish tank
with a toothbrush and a hose.
 
I thought it was amazing
to see him use a broom.
I'm glad he ate my essay
on “How to Clean My Room.”

Source: Galaxy Pizza and Meteor Pie (Laugh-A-Lot Books, 2009)

About the author
Darren Sardelli | Poetry Foundation

 

 

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CBA7
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Let's have fun!
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CBA7
欢迎大家在跟帖里对诗歌进行点评,分享读后感。
最西边的岛上
a clever kid blames his dog for not finishing his essay? ;)
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CBA7
西岛好!Read it again and see if you can figure it out :)
最西边的岛上
I trust my feeling, so that is my thinking (for now) ;-)
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CBA7
If you got it, it should make you laugh, did you? Hahaha.
最西边的岛上
of course, and I wish my cat can clean our rooms too.
最西边的岛上
even when there is no"how to' essay for him to eat. hahaha
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CBA7
Hahaha, you got it!
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moonlight7
lovely doggy~~
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CBA7
The doggy ate the essay“How to Clean My Room”,
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CBA7
then the doggy did all the housework for the author! Hahaha!
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CBA7
I wish I have a dog like this one! 哈哈哈!
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moonlight7
how about your essay ? ~~
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renqiulan
Happy poetry day, 小西!Human's best friend must be amused.
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renqiulan
So, we no longer have to live in "a dog-eat-dog world."
盈盈一笑间
Darren Sardelli is a humorous poet who knows how to get kids

excited about poetry. He was invited to speak at 800 schools.

 

After i read the introduction about the poet, this poem makes more sense to me.
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renqiulan
I remember a grade one teacher once said, "Garbage in.
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renqiulan
Garbage out. So don't feed your dog with lazy bones."
盈盈一笑间
That’s a good question.haha.
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CBA7
哈哈,I don't have an essay, but I just posted a little poem :)
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CBA7
Check it out! Thanks.
移花接木
So the dog became a scholar then, "u r what u eat" is real!!
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CBA7
I'm glad you like it! 谢谢盈盈的鼓励和支持!
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CBA7
Happy poetry day, 秋兰!Yes, I'm so sure!
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7grizzly
Love his style. Sounds a lot like Dr. Seuss.
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CBA7
Hahaha, you should let your cat do the same!
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CBA7
They both are the writers for children :) 谢谢点评鼓励。
盈盈一笑间
My pleasure.:))
颤音
a whimsical poem, a good read for children
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CBA7
Since it makes people laugh, it's good for everyone :)
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CBA7
谢谢颤音点评鼓励。Happy Tuesday!
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CBA7
Good point!
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godog
What a fun poem! It inspired me to write sth. See inside

My Dog Ate My Homework

 

Today I told my teacher

that my dog ate my homework,

so I have nothing to turn in.

 

In disbelief , she said,

"I gave an assignment to research

on how not to let your dog eat your homework and write a report  about it.

You didn't learn any tricks?"

 

"I did. But my dog keeps teach himself new tricks

so he can always outwit me. That's why

he could eat my report."

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CBA7
Hahaha, so funny, clever write! 谢谢go兄分享。
暖冬cool夏
It is an AI dog:))
最西边的岛上
thus the kid couldn't hand in the essay as it was eaten;)

See "GRADE 3 MODULE 3" inside link below:

https://f.hubspotusercontent10.net/hubfs/3454910/BEST%20Knowledge%20Reads_11_04_2020.pdf

甜虫虫
A nice pick again! It's a fun piece. :) 跟一个:)

Vacumming My Room

by Sweetbug (just for fun)

When I was young
I shared my bedroom with my little bro
One day mom told us to clean the room
I thought it was fun to make it a game

VRRRR VRRR VRRR 
I sat and VRRRed away
while my brother crawled around the floor 
cleaning every corner of the room

妖妖灵
Nice pick! Thanks for the introduction! Perfect rhyming!
妖妖灵
哈哈哈,调皮的虫虫!I highly recommend iRobot!
妖妖灵
哈哈哈,poor doggie,just because he couldn't talk!:)
蓝灵
Yes, it's a K-9 way to put it.
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CBA7
Hahaha, 很好的联想!The poem was published in 2009, no AI yet :)
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CBA7
Hahaha, funny memory and great share! 谢谢虫虫分享。
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CBA7
Thank you, 灵灵!
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CBA7
Hahaha, I know you're kidding :)
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CBA7
The author just wants to make readers laugh.
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CBA7
He doesn't care about the essay or the teacher :)