Today we’ll be reading a silly poem called “ Emma Eats Strange Things”. It feels good to just be silly sometimes, doesn’t it? To just have a laugh for no reason at all? To make things up that don’t make sense? That’s what today is all about – just being silly and having fun.

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FULL TRANSCRIPT:

Pssst! Over here!

Take my hand, I’ll take you to a Pretend Land!

Are you ready?

1 -2 -3, Wheeeeeeeeee!

Welcome to A Carefully Built Pretend. My name is Melissa, and I’m so glad you’re here!

Today we’ll be reading a silly poem called “ Emma Eats Strange Things”. It feels good to just be silly sometimes, doesn’t it? To just have a laugh for no reason at all? To make things up that don’t make sense? That’s what today is all about – just being silly and having fun.

Are you ready? Here we go!

Emma eats strange things

She eats cake with lizard wings

She eats frozen onion rings

And eats salad with flies that sing!

Emma eats strange food

She eats chairs when she’s in the mood

She eats her dolls when they are rude

And eats her cereal with glue!

Emma eats strange meals

She likes munching on high heels

She eats banana soup with eels

Without removing the banana peels!

Emma eats strange snacks

At school she likes to eat her backpack

At home she eats her mother’s coat rack

She’s even been known to eat thumb tacks!

Emma eats strange things

She’ll swallow almost anything!

She’ll taste just about everything!

She just won’t eat the food I’m cooking…

 Thank you for being here my friend, it’s so nice to spend a little bit of time with you!

I hope you enjoyed this poem. I like to take a little time each day to make up a silly story in my head, and just think about it and smile, or even laugh out loud, just for a moment. It can make a hard day feel a little better – go ahead and try it sometime! And if you can’t invent your own story, you can always come back here and listen to this one.

Until next time, keep imagining, dreaming, and pretending – and being silly! – and I’ll be back very soon.

 

This podcast features original music by Cannelle and is brought to you by Things with Wings productions and Phaeton Starling Publishing. I’m Melissa Oliveri. Thank you for listening.

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