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My teacher taught me that once upon a time, I think I'll tell you all this in a rhyme.
People didn't understand a thing about the land... For instance they believed that Atmos the strong, held the world upon his shoulders for ever so long...
And another thing that people thought was really very silly: was that the earth was flat and square--although a little hilly... And if you walked and walked and walked and couldn't help but reach the edge; but if you did beware -they said- , you better hold on to ledge; or you'll fall and fall forever and never come back to earth- no, never!
And if you were lucky were this to occur, what a close shave! For he almost went over! So like that -they said- a stone went tumbling down... And it hit poor Atmos toe-- before it touched the ground.
And the mountains began to heave and mutter and that's how the earth became covered with flood, when all you could hear was a splutter... This continued on for another age or two. And then a coconut dropped-- completely out of the blue...
What do you think, it dropped with a clink! As stars sprangled to view.

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(Now I have a headache, and the poem isn't finished!)
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Never knew that time went on, but people learnt how to get on-- little by little with sciences and such; acheiving all these gave no small luck.
For example, one beautiful sunny fine day-- a man went around on a beautiful carpet-- a magic one; when lo and behold! He looked down and suddenly knew that the earth was round!
He couldn't believe it-- he told himself with glee... So down he flew for a look to see.
He came down and was so far tired out to look, so he set himself down to a tree's shady nook.
By the time he awoke, the shade was quite gone-- twas a terrible bother.
So off he went to the other side, and when that didn't work; he was left to be tied. So he gave up the snooze and started to prance.
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A little while later when he sat himself down, by some old Roman ruins that lay on the ground.
He watched a bee fly around and around... He already knew that the earth wasn't flat. He supposed it went round the sun--just like that!
And that's how he knew that the stars and things, circled the sun in perfect rings!
That's what makes the seasons and all:
Winter,
Spring,
Summer and Fall.

The wind, the rain, the hail and snow,
It makes birds hasty to get on the go!

The Northward winds are cold and biting,
The Southward winds are warm and inviting

So down they fly in perfect order,
With the currents they glide, south of the border.

It warmer in the southern south you know,
And that's where bananas and palm trees grow...

Moments of flight a couple weeks later,
Met plenty of lions and alligators...

Oh! He's gone too far south!
He better not land in a cannabals mouth...


(Smack!)

Saved by the bell,
I guess I was dreaming.
I'm sorry professor please don't look so fuming.
I've gone over my lessons and dreamt about stars,
The sun, moon, and the planet mars!
Damn...
I guess that ends my daydream in classes,
I guess after all, he can see through his glasses!

What is he mumbling?
What's it about?
I'm still in a daze,
and i can't make it out.

Cos by listening in class
I feel when I grow up
I can change a great deal!
I'll be an explorer and take a long trip
Way up to the moon in a golden spaceship!
And I will take my professor, father and mother...

Although I forgot that I was a bother....










The end.

Have you ever seen a tortoise,
Crawlin' slowly on its way?
Slowly creepin',
Slowly crawlin',
Fifty yards in half a day!
Why so slowly-
Oh! So slowly,
Does it creep from place to place?
With that very-
Oh! So very,
Tired look upon its face!
It is not because its lazy,
Or because its old and slow;
If YOU were carrying a house,
How quickly would YOU go?