Animal Riddle for Grandkids

A swimming bird with paddle feet,

He’ll walk on mud; he’s never stuck,

And “Quack, quack, quack,” if you should meet,

You’ve guessed it right he is a ___________.



And this fine animal you ride,

Some like to gallop on a course,

Some pull cart or plow with pride,

This one’s not hard, it is a ____________.



Now think big, big, like truck or bus,

For peanuts with his trunk he’ll hunt,

Sometimes he works in a circus,

You’re right it is an __________________.



He hee-haws, hee-haw’s; that’s his song,

He’s stubborn as a big oak tree,

He’s like a horse with ears so long,

The right answer is a _________________.



The last one likes to, “Peep, peep, peep,

With tiny beak his food he’ll pick,

And in your hand he’ll gently sleep,

This fluffy yellow one’s a ______________.




Peter Lowell Paulson

April 23, 2011