Jenny and Benny
(the advantage of being average)


Jenny was a tall and graceful giraffe
except when she reached down to drink
then she was clumsy and awkward
she felt gangly and all out of sync

She often wished that her legs weren’t so long
and her neck was a little bit shorter
it would make it so much easier to drink
if her head was nearer the water


Benny hated being a crocodile
no one asked him to come out and play
he had no neck and his legs were too short
and everyone kept out of his way

The only fun that he ever had
was scaring Jenny out of her wits
when she came down to drink he’d leap out of the water
and pretend he would tear her to bits


He didn’t really want to hurt Jenny
he admired her poise and her style
sometimes he’d dream that he was like her
but the dream only lasted a while

Jenny wished that she was a bit more like him
confident, forceful and strong
but they never found out what they thought of each other
they both felt that they didn’t belong


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