Percy The Pea Poem by sylvia spencer

Percy was born on a muddy sod
He was born with five brothers that
popped out of a pod. Now all his brothers
looked healthy and strong, but poor old
Percy he felt so wrong.His big strong
brothers rolled down the road and
poor old Percy was left to carry the load.
The load was heartache and sorrow oh
how he wished he could be squashed by
tomorrow. As he rolled down the road, in a
not caring mode; he happened to bump into
a big fat toad. The toad was sticky and he
looked quite tricky, and then he blew a
raspberry and Percy knew he was taking the
mickey.So off he rolled on down the lane, to
catch up with his brothers was just in vain.
He was lost for ever in a world he did not
know, if only he could do something that would
make him grow. His mind worked overtime has
he made his way to the river, then he saw a light
that made him shiver and all his pea coat began
to quiver.He could not believe it, there were peas
everywhere.They were all in buckets waiting to be
washed then to be served on someone's table ready
to be noshed.The thought of being eaten scared
Percy to bits and all the other peas laughed and
ended up in fits. They rolled from one side and then
to the other, so poor old Percy rolled to find cover.
All the peas had now gone to the farm, Percy was so
thankful he never came to any harm.He rolled down
the road feeling no worse from the weather, then
found himself in a bed of heather. The heather smelt
wonderful so he made it his home, no longer was dear
Percy left to roam.As for his brothers to whom Percy
was a rat, they ended up in a can of Marrowfat.
They were big, strong and just the right size.
but Percy won the day and the heather was his prize.