I don’t know what to do with my Hedgehog...
She has terrible table manners!
I gave her a hot-dog and some ketchup
and a few peanut butter crackers
she stuck her plodders (I mean her feet)
onto the table that was so clean
and with a squeak that was discreet
she demanded a side of green beans
and because I wanted her to consume
the meal I prepared for her
I fetched her a small dish with a few
green beans, I placed next to the crackers
and she surveyed her meal so nice
and quickly made the scene a disaster
she got her hotdog and kicked it off
the table, where the ketchup spattered
onto the floor. She rammed her head
(Don’t ask me why, she’s a grump)
Into the crackers with peanut spread
and into the green beans they thumped
The food was spilling everywhere
she huffed and puffed and squeaked
and I just shook my head, I didn’t care
and I’ll never know why she freaked.
But then as I started to clean the mess
she was there just eating her green beans
For this incident I don’t love her any less,
She is still my tiny hedgehog queen.