Poems about animals for children
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Опубликовано 17.10.2012 - 17:00 - Дьяконова Александра Александровна

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Poems about animals

The Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros, your hide looks all undone,
You do not take my fancy in the least:
You have a horn where other brutes have none:
Rhinoceros, you are an ugly beast.

(Holaire Joseph-Pierre Belloc)

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rhinoceros — носорог
hide — шкура
looks — выглядит
fancy — воображение
horn — рог
brute — зверь
ugly beast — безобразное животное

Chicken

Known for its feather and wings and legs,
The chicken lays eggs and eggs and eggs!
Known for the comb atop its crown,
The chicken lays eggs of white and brown.
Known for its strut when taking a walk,
The chicken lays eggs! Ba-a-awk! Ba-a-awk!

The Polar Bear

The Polar Bear is unaware
Of cold that cuts me through:
For why? He has a coat of hair
I wish I had one too!

(Holaire Joseph-Pierre Belloc)

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unaware — незнающий
cut me through — пронизывает меня насквозь
hair — волосы, шерсть (животного)
I wish I had one too! — Мне бы тоже хотелось такую (шубу)!

The Elephant

When people call this beast to mind,
They marvel more and more.
At such a little tail behind,
So large a trunk before.

(Holaire Joseph-Pierre Belloc)

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call to mind — вспоминать, припоминать
beast — зверь
marvel — чудо; удивляться
tail — хвост
behind — позади
trunk — хобот (а также ствол, туловище, чемодан, багажник)

The Tiger

The Tiger, on the other hand, is kittenish and mild,
He makes a pretty playfellow for any little child;
And mothers of large families (who claim to common sense)
Will find a Tiger well relays the trouble and expense.

(Holaire Joseph-Pierre Belloc)

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on the other hand — с другой стороны
playfellow — товарищ по играм
common sense — здравый смысл
claim to — претендовать на
trouble — беспокойство, проблемы

Jack Sprat’s Pig

Jack Sprat’s pig
He was not very little,
He was not very big,
He was not very thin,
He was not very fat.
"But he can grunt",
Said little Jack Sprat.

(Folklore)

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thin — тонкий
fat — жирный
grunt — хрюкать

The Wise Old Owl

The Wise Old Owl
Sat in an Oak.
The more he heard,
The less he spoke.
The less he spoke,
The much he saw.
Why doesn’t we do
As this old Owl.

(Folklore)

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owl — сова
the more… the less — чем больше…, тем меньше…
The more he heard, The less he spoke. — Чем больше он слышал, тем меньше он говорил.

Cow

How come a cow
Never says "Ow!"
Whenever there's milking to do?
It doesn't say "Ow!"
For it pleases the cow,
So instead, the cow says "Moo!"

Duck

Duck in the water, quack, quack, quack!
Soft, white feathers on your back, back, back!
Duck in the water, splash and splish!
Dip in your bill and catch those fish!

Duck out of water, walk on land.
Your webbed feet make it hard to stand!
Waddle with your family, waddle in a pack.
Duck out of water, quack, quack, quack!

Goat

What bearded animal helps on the farm?
The goat!
What friendly creature is loaded with charm?
The goat!
Who can produce both milk and wool?
The goat!
Who grows long horns like a bull?
The goat!
What creature can mow your lawn,
Eating the grass until it's gone?
What animal can you always count on?
The goat!