Poetry Reading: Sick by Shel Silverstein
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EnglishVoice Age
Child (5-12)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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sick by Shel Silverstein. I cannot go to school today, said Little Peggy Ann McKay. I have the measles and the mumps. Ah, gash A rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry. I'm going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as Bigas Rocks. I've counted 16 chicken pox and there's one more that 17. And don't you think my face looks green of My leg is caught. My eyes are blue. It might be Instamatic flu. My nose is cold. My toes are numb. I have a sliver in my Thelma. My neck is stiff. My voice is weak. I hardly whisper. When I speak. My brain is shrunk. I cannot hear there is a hole inside my ear. I have a hangnail on my heart. Is would. What's that? What's that you say? You say Today is Saturday. Good bye. I'm going out to play