In the middle of the night, <br />Sam the parrot gave his owner a fright, <br />Shouting into her ear, <br />To make certain she'd hear. <br />"Come on, come on! " he said, <br />To get her out of bed. <br />"What have you woken me up for? " <br />Suzanna said, "You've never done this before." <br /> <br />When she went downstairs to put Sam away, <br />Lying still in the hallway, <br />Around their mother strewn, <br />Were five Pomeranian puppies born too soon. <br />Each one was so cold and wet, <br />She wrapped them with a blanket, <br />Until warm and dry, <br />And sang a sweet lullaby. <br /> <br />"Thank goodness Sam gave me a warning, <br />In a few hours I'd have been in mourning. <br />There aren't many birds, <br />Who could say those words, <br />Or have such a caring heart. <br />You're so smart, <br />To heed their cries, <br />You deserve a prize."<br /><br />Stephen Katona<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-parrot-saves-five-puppies/
