Bedtime Story Rhymes and Assorted Tales for the Elderly

By Leo J. Janes

A wide variety of rhymes and lighthearted tales best suited for the elderly.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Jul 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781645848455

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Chuck the Duck

There was a duck named Chuck

Who had nothin’ but bad luck.

He’d waddle by the water with the rest of the ducks

When humans came along

Tossing out bread for the price of a song.

Well, Chuck would quack and quack for a piece of bread.

He’d try to catch, but it would bounce off his head.

Another would get it, and Chuck went unfed.

When crumbs were found on the ground,

Chuck would run after one

But stop, turn, head for another

And end up with none.

And when he went swimming

And tried to catch fish,

The fish kept grinning

Because he always missed.

And if that wasn’t enough,

Chuck was starved for love.

Every female that caught his eye,

He thought to woo and win for a bride.

But he’d quack out of tune

And be denied.

Though Chuck the duck,

Never gave up.

He quacked for bread.

He quacked for a bride.

And though he never got fed,

He somehow survived.

Yet Chuck the duck was never sad.

Chuck the duck was always glad.

Because one thing he had

Was the freedom to dream.

And he had enough dreams

To fill the deep sea.

So if you’re ever out and about

And you happen to see

A very skinny duck

With a lovesick look on his face,

It’s probably Chuck.

But don’t worry, he’ll be okay.

He’ll quack up a dream and waddle on his way.

The Humbug

There was a little humbug,

Small and sweet.

Just a little humbug

With nothing to eat.

He tried the fruit of trees.

He even chewed their leaves.

But no matter what he ate,

He didn’t like the taste.

He flew all around,

Searching the town.

The bakeries, the delis, and a fish market too.

But of all that they had, nothing would do.

Oh me, oh my! the little humbug cried.

I’m so hungry, I could eat the clouds in the sky!

So up he flew, as high as he could

Until he knew, that idea was no good.

So the little humbug way up high

Looked down at the world below and cried,

Marshmallows! I want marshmallows!

So down he came and raced right away,

To the candy shop.

But the store was closed,

And the door was locked.

I’ll just wait right here

The little humbug said.

And right there was where he slept,

With dreams of marshmallows filling his head.

The next day came,

And the store opened up.

And in through the door,

The little humbug snuck.

And sure enough

There, not far,…

On the countertop,

In a big glass jar

Fat marshmallows sat.

Soft and white

As the clouds in the sky.

And the little humbug knew,

At last, he found the perfect food.

Old Lady O’Grady

There was a silly old lady,

Named Millie O’Grady.

She put socks on her hands

And gloves on her feet.

She put her pants on backwards

And walked down the street.

Everybody she’d meet would look her up and down

And frown.

But silly Millie would smile and say,

Isn’t it a lovely day?

Then she’d laugh behind their backs,

Thinking…

They must be thinking, I’m a quack!

Sometimes she’d tease her hair

So that it stuck straight up in the air.

Then she’d put on a ton of rouge and everyone would stare

Thinking, Old lady O’Grady has a screw loose somewhere.

Yet all the while silly Millie smiled

And laughed behind their backs.

Because she really didn’t care.

In fact, she did it all for fun,

To play a joke on everyone.

And by the way, she was ninety-one.

The Life and Times of an Earthworm

There was a little earthworm

Who lived all alone

In tunnels underground

That he called his home.

All day he’d inch his way through the dirt.

Feeding on the minerals of the earth.

Sometimes he’d dig his way up,

Up to the world above

Where he’d crawl

Where the grass grew tall

And the sun shone bright.

The little earthworm was happy with life.

His troubles were few

And he lived by his wits

And by his own rules.

Oh, he enjoyed the light

And he enjoyed the