Oh no..a 2nd Mother Goose gem?!
Posted by Pat on May 7, 2023 in Uncategorized | ∞
Joe Scieszka did it again in his The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense! (This time with the rhyme of Old Mother Hubbard.)
The English teacher in me loves this “re-verb” version!
See what YOU can add to these verbs…
Old Mother Hubbard moseyed/ progressed/ skipped/ highttailed it/ took a hike to the cupboard,
To gain/ grab/ pick up/ acquire/ capture/ fetch/ snag/ wrangle/ procure/ cop/ bag her poor dog a bone.
But when she arrived/ reached/ turned up/blew in/ popped up/ dropped anchor there, the cupboard sat/ existed/ stood bare,
And so the poor dog gained/ acquired/ obtained/ received/ procured/ took in/ latched onto/ got hold of none.
