Maya Papaya and Bethany Beet

Maya Papaya and Bethany Beet
lived two houses apart on Garden Street.             

 

They met and became the best of friends
playing together until each day’s end.

 

Bethany Beet had six brothers at home.
The only girl, she had a room of her own.

 

Maya Papaya was an only child.
When she arrived, her parents went wild.

 

Bethany Beet had seven white mice
named One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Ice.

 

Maya Papaya had only one pet,
a happy dog, Izzy, who loved to fetch.

 

One day Bethany Beet called, tense with fright.
“My mice got out of their cage sometime last night.”

 

Maya Papaya said, “Izzy, we’ve got work to do!”
She grabbed the leash, the dog and her slip on shoes.

 

They ran down the sidewalk to Bethany’s house
And arrived in minutes to hunt for the mouse, er – mice.

 

 Izzy put her nose to the ground and began to sniff

That’s when she found the mouse named Six.

 

Next she found mice One, Three, Five, Two and Four
They were hiding behind the garage door.

 

Izzy searched the yard, west, east, north and south.
She finally trotted back with Ice in her mouth.

 

She came to Maya Papaya and Bethany Beet
and placed mouse Ice at Bethany’s feet.

 

Bethany smiled, then snorted, then laughed.
Ice looked like he had just had a bath.

 

Bethany Beet put the mice in their cage
then fed them lettuce, spinach and sage.

 

Bethany’s mom gave each girl a treat
and for Izzy, a juicy ham bone to eat.

 

Maya Papaya and Bethany Beet,
very best friends on Garden Street.