A Fun Summer Poem for Kids!
© Arden Davidson
Bad Shot Betty and the Shooting Gallery
Bad Shot Betty went to the fair, hoping to win a teddy bear. She laid down her dollar and promptly took aim at the ducks in the new shooting gallery game.
Her first shot went flying clear up through the ceiling. Her second shot sent the poor barkers a-reeling. Her third hit a plane as it flew overhead. Her fourth whacked a bumble bee, killing it dead.
"Just one shot left", Betty said to herself as she gazed at the teddy bear up on the shelf. "Gotta hit me a duck. Gotta do it today." Betty lifted her gun as the crowd moved away.
Well, she pulled back that trigger and the pellet then flew to the top of the booth, and then off the sides, too.
It bounced all around like a wild jumping bean- the craziest shot anyone ever seen!
Then lo and behold, it bounced off the floor, then bounced off the table, then bounced a bit more, till it bounced one more time and of all the dumb luck, that pellet bounced right off a big yellow duck.
"I won it! I won it!", Betty shouted with glee, feeling as happy as happy could be.
And she took home her teddy, still bursting with pride, so relieved she had won before anyone died.
(C) 1998, Arden Davidson http://members.aol.com/Bvsangl/pocket.ht...
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