Geronimo And The Chimps Tea Party.

Geronimo the little Bear,

Went to the zoo one day,

Once there, he met some friendly chimps,

Who loved to run and play!

But when he reached the monkey house,

They went completely wild,

And started shrieking loudly,

Just like a naughty child!

The very biggest chimp of all,

Began to thump his chest,

"How very odd!" thought Teddy,

"I reckon he's depressed!"

He moved a little closer,

And the chimp just grabbed his paw,

He bellowed; "I'm the master,

And I want you here no more!"

Our Hero chuckled; "Don't be daft,

I've only come to tea,

And so there isn't any need,

For you to mess with me!"

"Oh sorry!" said the red faced chimp,

"I thought you were a foe,

You cannot be too careful,

In a place like this you know!"

"My Christian name is Edward,"

He went onto explain,

"And now I know you're friendly,

I won't trouble you again!"

Bear sat down at the table,

And thought; "What a relief,

For one very nasty moment,

I thought I'd come to grief!"

He peeled a ripe banana,

But as he went to eat,

Another cheeky chimp dashed by,

And knocked him off his feet!

"Hey, steady on!" yelled Teddy,

"I planned to eat my tea,

But all these shocks I'm getting,

Will surely finish me!"

His new friend simply giggled,

And didn't care at all,

He just grabbed Bear's banana,

And scurried up the wall!

"You won't beat ME!" he boasted,

"We chimps are expert nickers,

I am the greatest one of all,

And you can call me Clickers!"

"Is that right?" asked our furry chum,

"You might think you are strong,

But when I finally catch you up,

Your "Tough" act won't last long!"

He hauled himself right up the wall,

And puffed; "I must be mad,

Because I'm using muscles,

That I never knew I had!"

The other chimps laughed loudly,

And scoffed; "You're quite right there,

You won't outshine us monkeys,

Because you're just a Bear!"

Our furry friend knew better,

In spite of being small,

Eventually he reached the top,

Of the enormous wall!

"Bold" Clickers was astonished

And yelled; "This cannot be!

You're just a little half pint,

But you're much more fit than me!"

"Good things come in small parcels!"

Laughed our Geronimo,

"You seemed a bit too cocky,

So I  thought you ought to know!"

"Okay, you win!" grinned Clickers,

"Let's all sit down to eat,

"You must excuse our table,

I'm afraid it's not too neat!"

"Gosh, that's an understatement!"

The happy Teddy laughed,

"If Jane could see the mess you've made,

Then it would drive her daft!"

"The cups are all turned upside down,

There's spilt tea on the floor,

And a whacking great banana skin,

Is blocking your front door!"  

"I know," piped up the cheeky Chimp,

"We monkey's aren't refined,

And when you enter our abode,

Good taste is left behind!"

Geronimo just giggled,

And smiled; "Long may it last,

I'm glad our teething troubles,

Are firmly in the past!"

"That's what you think!" laughed Clickers,

As he climbed on Teddy's head,

"I have to have some fun and games,

Before I go to bed!"

"You rotten thing!" yelled little Bear,

"Your fur is very tickly,

Please let me eat my tea in peace,

Before I get all prickly!"

The cheeky chimp climbed down at once,

And a lovely feast they had,

"You know," said Bear, "I love this place,

Although you're all quite mad!"

When party time was over,

It was time for him to run,

"I'll soon be back!" he told them,

"As I've had tremendous fun!"

"Make sure you are!" smiled Clickers,

"Because my friend you see,

"It's always entertaining,

When a Teddy comes to tea!"

THE END.