People Have Pets

People have pets, all different kinds.
They are part of the family.
Pets share their whole lives.

Some folks have

puppies that chew on their shoes

.
And some folks have

fishes that swim

while they snooze.
Some folks have

birds

— they chirp and they cheep.
Sometimes late at night, when you are trying to sleep.

One girl has a

snake that is past eight feet long

.
One guy has a

lizard

. He lives all alone.
Some people have

horses

; they are pretty big eaters.
It costs lots of money to be able to feed them.

Some folks have

chickens

, and some folks have

ducks

.

Ducks

are fun paddlers, but

chickens

just cluck.

Hamsters

and

gerbils

like to spin on their wheels.
They run through the tunnels and wiggle their ears.

Some folks keep

parrots

, they are good for a chat.
And some folks have

spiders

. . . we won’t talk about that.
Some folks keep

butterflies

. They start out

caterpillars

,
and when they transform it can be quite a thriller.

Ant farms

are fun but don’t let them escape!
The same goes for

mice

who make baby sister shriek.
Our friend is a

cat who lives in our home

.
He sleeps in the sun to keep his belly warm.

He spies out the window all through the night,
and he likes to make biscuits when he’s feeling just right.
I could go on and on about

turtles

,

geese

, and

bats

,
and

rabbits

that live in a magic man’s hat.

There are also pets that live in places quite exotic.
Or high, high in the mountains, like a

big fuzzy llama

.
Or

sheep

,

goats

, and

cows

that live on a farm.
Or big-taloned

birds that sit on people’s arms

.

there are many, many pets, and this can be no surprise...
With so many people, so many kinds,
People have pets, all different kinds.
They are part of the family.
They share their whole lives.