A Pet Reader

Chapter 41: Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

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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.

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

A little boy got out of bed—

’Twas only six o’clock—

And out the window poked his head

And spied a crowing cock.

The little boy said, “Mr. Bird,

Pray tell me, who are you?”

And all the answer that he heard

Was, “Cock-a-doodle-doo!”