In a forest far away,
Lived a moose one day,
With antlers high and proud,
And a coat that was brown and loud.

One day while walking by,
He spotted a jar of marbles nearby,
He played with them all day,
And watched them roll and sway.

But soon his hands grew cold,
And his fingers lost their hold,
He needed some mittens to wear,
To keep his hands warm and rare.

As he searched for some mittens,
He met a moth who was smitten,
With the bright lights of a motorcycle,
Revving up its engine so full.

They rode through the forest green,
Picking up some mushrooms, they had seen,
And at last, the moose found his mittens,
To keep his hands warm from the cold.

And so the friends rode away,
On the motorcycle through the forest they sway,
With their hands in mittens and a jar of marbles too,
Feeling happy and content, as they bid the day adieu.

Reflections

Here are a few questions to ask kids to think about the poem:

1. Who are the characters in the poem, and what are their different characteristics?
2. What did the moose find in the forest, and what did he need to keep his hands warm?
3. How did the moth help the moose, and what did they do together?
4. What did the friends collect during their motorcycle ride, and how did it make them feel?
5. What do you think the moral of the story is, and what can we learn from it?