A Pet Reader

Chapter 37: How to Get Breakfast

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About This Book

Aimed at beginning readers, this collection presents short poems and simple prose about household and farm animals, including dogs, cats, birds, poultry, horses, rabbits, and small pets. Brief anecdotes, descriptive pieces, and rhymes portray everyday pet behavior, care tasks, and gentle moral lessons about kindness and responsibility toward animals. Sections group similar creatures and alternate playful vignettes with practical tips for feeding, housing, and helping wildlife. Illustrative scenes and accessible language support early reading and introduce empathy for animals.

How to Get Breakfast

Said the first little chick,

With a queer little squirm,

“I wish I could find

A fat little worm.”

Said the next little chick,

With an odd little shrug,

“I wish I could find

A fat little bug.”

Said the third little chick,

With a shrill little squeal,

“I wish I could find

Some nice yellow meal.”

“See here,” called the hen,

From the near garden patch,

“If you want any breakfast

Just come here and scratch!”