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Don’t Eat the Boat, Goat!
I had a goat who would eat anything.
I built a boat out of oak.
But the goat tried to eat my boat.
“Don’t eat the boat, goat!”
I can’t float if my goat eats my boat.
On a cold day, I put on my coat.
But the goat tried to eat my coat.
“Don’t eat the coat, goat!”
I’ll be cold if my goat eats my coat.
In the bathtub, I wanted some soap.
But the goat tried to eat my soap.
“Don’t eat the soap, goat!”
I can’t get clean if my goat eats my soap.
My goat started to moan and groan.
He was hungry.
A goat can’t eat a boat or a coat or soap.
But a goat can eat toast.
A goat can eat oats.
I made my goat some toast and some oats.
“Here, goat! You can eat toast and oats!”
A Goat with a Load
One day I saw a great big goat.
It was roaming down a road.
It carried a heavy load.
I helped that tired goat carry its load.
I carried some of the load.
It was a very happy goat.
It was roaming down a road.
It carried a heavy load.
I helped that tired goat carry its load.
I carried some of the load.
It was a very happy goat.
What Floats in Soapy, Foamy Water?
What happens when words get soaked?
What happens when the word goat gets soaked?
Will the word goat float when it gets soaked?
What happens when the word goat gets soaked?
Will the word goat float when it gets soaked?
Will words float in soapy, foamy water?
Write these words on paper: coat, boat, foam, and soap.
Load up the water with soap.
Make the soapy water foam up.
Write these words on paper: coat, boat, foam, and soap.
Load up the water with soap.
Make the soapy water foam up.
Soak the words in the soapy, foamy water.
Do words soaked in soapy, foamy water float?
Do words soaked in soapy, foamy water float?
Place a boat in soapy, foamy water.
Will a boat float in a soapy, foamy water?
What floats in soapy, foamy water?
Will a boat float in a soapy, foamy water?
What floats in soapy, foamy water?
Goats Float in a Boat
Three goats build a boat.
“This is the best boat!” they boast.
“We will float up the coast!” they gloat.
The goats put on their coats and board the boat.
They go for a float up the coast.
The goats and the boat get splashed with foam.
All day they float and roam.
At last, it gets dark.
The goats moan and groan.
It is time to get off the boat.
But tomorrow, the goats will board the boat again.
They will float and roam on the sea foam again.
Goats Load a Boat with Oats
Some goats load a boat with oats.
The goats put on their coats and board the boat with the oats.
They will eat the oats as they float down the coast.
But a storm blows foam into the boat.
The goats get soaked. Their cloaks get soaked.
And the oats get soaked.
The goats moan and groan.
“The oats are soaked!”
“We don’t want to eat soaked oats.”
But one goat says, “We could roast the soaked oats.
“We could toast the soaked oats.”
The goats dry out their coats.
They toast and roast soaked oats as they float down the coast.
A Toad Tries to Float and Gets Soaked
I saw a toad roam along a road.
Toads do not belong on a road.
A toad should be soaking in a pond.
Toads do not belong on a road.
A toad should be soaking in a pond.
I helped the toad hop off the road and get to the pond.
The toad used its throat to let out a croak.
It seemed happy to be off the road.
The toad soaked in the pond.
And then it tried to float.
But the toad didn’t float. It just got soaked.
A toad should soak and float in the pond and NOT hop on the road.
I can gloat and boast about helping a toad get off the road.
The toad used its throat to let out a croak.
It seemed happy to be off the road.
The toad soaked in the pond.
And then it tried to float.
But the toad didn’t float. It just got soaked.
A toad should soak and float in the pond and NOT hop on the road.
I can gloat and boast about helping a toad get off the road.