Geronimo's Sports Day.

Geronimo the little Bear,

Once climbed into his shorts,

And headed for the nursery school,

To play some super sports!

The giant field was really full,

And everyone lined up,

"We're almost off," thought Teddy,

"I hope I win the cup!"

There was a moment's silence,

And a wind began to blow,

Then Mr. Gates, the teacher,

Shouted; "Ready, steady, GO!"

With egg and spoon clutched in his paw,

Bear ran with all his might,

And standing on the touchline,

Jane squealed in sheer delight.

Things went extremely well at first,

But then, disaster struck,

Geronimo the Teddy,

Ran completely  out of luck!

A naughty little boy called Lee,

Ran straight into his path,

And as Bear lay upon the ground,

He gave a wicked  laugh!

"I've won the race," he chuckled,

"And I'm not even puffing,

While you're a hopeless has been,

Who's made from bits of stuffing!"

Our furry friend was most upset,

His limbs were VERY sore,

And when he tried to right himself,

He shook right to the core.

He found a quiet corner,

And wiped his crying eyes,

While the thoughtless little bully,

Went up to claim "His" prize.

"It's just not fair," sighed Teddy,

"I thought that we were chums,

He really should apologise,

For giving me the glums!"

But when Lee reached the table,

Things didn't go as planned,

He thought the kindly teacher,

Would shake him by the hand.

He boasted; "I'm the winner Sir,

Please can I have my cup?

But Mr Gates replied; "Oh no,

Your game is finally up!"

The bully felt embarrassed,

His face went very red,

"But I was first to get here,

"Of course I've won!" he said.

"You haven't," snapped the teacher,

"Because I saw you cheat,

You ran right in to teddy's path,

And knocked him off his feet!

You made him feel so helpless,

That he walked away and cried,

So for that very reason,

You've been disqualified!"

The naughty boy was really shocked,

He seemed to grow quite small,

It very quickly dawned on him,

He wasn't tough at all!

"I'm sorry Mr. Gates!" he wailed,

"I meant to have some fun,

I wanted to show people,

That I was the brainy one!"

"You've proved the very opposite,"

His teacher told him sadly,

"It isn't very bright at all,

To treat your friends so badly."

"But you have suffered quite enough,"

He went on to explain,

"Go over to Geronimo,

And put things right again!"

So with his head bowed really low,

Lee went up to the Bear,

He said; "I made you lose the race,

Which really was unfair.

I'm sorry for my actions,

And want to put things right,

I can't believe I was so cruel,

And shall not sleep tonight!"

The Teddy Bear was thoughtful,

And scratched his furry head,

At last a big grin crossed his face,

"Okay you're on!" he said.

"We all do horrid things at times,

But now that you've seen sense,

To carry on this argument,

Would be extremely dense!"

Since that very fateful afternoon,

Lee bullies Bear no more,

And life is so much nicer now,

Of that you can be sure.

He's learned a useful lesson,

To everyone's relief,

Don't be unkind to others,

Or you will come to grief!

THE END

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