Poem: The Toad and the Kangaroo

The Toad and the Kangaroo

Said the Toad to the Kangaroo,

"I can hop and so can you,

So if we marry we'll have a child

Who can jump a mountain or hop a mile

And we can call it a Toadaroo,"

Said the hopeful Toad to the Kangaroo.

Said the Kangaroo, "My dear,

What a perfectly lovely idea.

I would most gladly marry you,

But as for having a Toadaroo,

I'd rather we call it a Kangaroad,"

Said the Kangaroo to the frowning Toad.

So they argued but couldn't agree

On Rangatoo or Kangaree

And finally the Toad said, "I don't give a dang

If it's Rootakoad or Toadakang--

I really don't feel like marrying you!"

"Fine with me," said the Kangaroo.

And the Toad had no more to say,

And the Kangaroo just hopped away.

And they never married or had a child

That could jump a mountain or hop a mile.

What a loss--what a shame--

Just 'cause they couldn't agree on a name.

by Shel Silverstein