A Little Boy Went Sailing

 

There was once a little boy, just about your size.

He wanted to have some adventures, so he climbed into his sailing boat.

And set sail across the sparkling blue sea.

 

He had not sailed very far when he reached an island covered with giant rocks.

He left his boat on the shore and started to climb the rocks.

He climbed up and down, up and down, and all around

But after a while, he grew tired of playing on the rocks,

“Climbing giant rocks is lots of fun, but I want more adventures under the sun.”

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He climbed back into his boat and kept sailing over the sparkling sea.

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Soon he came to an island covered with golden sand.

Luckily he had his red spade with him.

He left his boat on the shore and started to play in the sand.

He dug holes, and rivers, and tunnels, and roads. He built castles.

But after a while he grew tired of digging in the sand.

“Digging in the sand is lots of fun. Climbing giant rocks is lots of fun, but I want more adventures under the sun.”

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And he climbed back into his boat and kept sailing over the sparkling sea.

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Soon he came to an island covered with tall, green banana trees.

On one tree was a bunch of yellow, ripe bananas. This was just what the little boy needed for he was feeling quite hungry by now. Leaving his boat by the shore, he walked to the tree and picked two bananas. He sat down in the shade of the tree and ate them both. Then he said, “Eating bananas is lots of fun, digging in the sand is lots of fun, climbing giant rocks is lots of fun, but now I am so tired, I don’t want any more adventures under the sun. And when I am tired and need to rest, my little bed boat is what I like best.”

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So he climbed back into his boat and sailed all the way home. His mother was waiting for him, and gently lifted him into his little bed. Then she sang him a lullaby:

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A little boy went sailing, across the sparkling sea.

He had so many things to do, so many things to see.

And when the day was over, he sailed his way back home,

And snug inside his bed boat, to dreamland he did roam.

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And by the time his mother finished singing, the little boy was fast, fast asleep.

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Snip snap snout, this tale is all told out.