a snail had an itch
deep inside its shell
just out of reach
crawling on
with an itch to scratch
it met a hedgehog on a ledge
the hedgehog listened
to the snail's plight
he offered to help with all his might
He used his sharp quills
to reach the itch
And the snail felt a sense of relief
the itch was gone
and the snail was fine
except for a small thorn inside
it had broken off the quill's tip
and it was in there
very deep
the snail crawled away
having thus traded an itch
for puncture wound pain
until he ran into a bird next to a creek
who was cleaning its feathers
with its beak
take off your shell
and your little thorn
consider it gone!
thus spoke the bird
pointing at the beak
won't fit in there, it's way too thick!
the snail complied
and as the shell was cast aside
the bird's beak opened wide
hello dinner, do crawl inside
as for the thorn, don't worry about
I'll spit it out.
