Cockle-Doodle-Don't

Rooster strutted up high

Up to his risky roost

High atop the barn

He didn't need a boost

.

Took a deep, confident, breath

Cleared his Rooster throat

Stretched his red feathers

And sang a practice note

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With the sun still asleep

Rooster had something to do

It was a Cockle-Doodle

A Cockle-Doodle-Doo

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The animals woke swiftly

With a lot of work to do

Chickens laid their eggs

And Donkeys helped too

.

Horses pulled the ploughs

Tending to the fields

Cows gave milk

That's how a farm yields

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Rooster brought his little son

Up high to his risky roost

He was quiet and shy

And needed a little boost

.

It was time to wake up the farm

There was a lot of work to do

It would start with a Cockle-Doodle

A Cockle-Doodle-Doo!

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Little Rooster wandered off

Up to the barn's highest point

Sun appeared and Rooster blared

"Cockle-Doodle, Cockle-Doodle, Don't!"

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Don't get too high

Don't go near that edge

Don't look down below

You will fall off that ledge

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The animals heard Cockle-Doodle-Don't!

They slept in and began to snooze

No milk, no eggs, no work

The farmer even slept in too

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The next day the Little Rooster promised to behave

"I promise I won't make trouble, honest I won't"

Then he jumped into the farmer's deep pond

Rooster blared, "Cockle-Doodle-Cockle-Doodle-Don't!"

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Don't go in that pond

Don't you dare go in

Geese and Ducks can float

Roosters can not swim

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The animals didn't work that day

So they slept until the sun began to fade

The farm would have to close

If milk wasn't milked or eggs weren't laid

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Rooster came down with a sore throat

He couldn't sing Cockle-Doodle-Doo

Little Rooster would have to take his place

His courage and confidence grew

.

He perched to the top of the barn

The Chickens were asleep in their cages

Then came the loudest Cockle-Doodle-Doo

It was a wake up call for the ages!

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The Cows were alarmed, the Horses were startled

The Pandas in China woke up too

Because of Little Rooster's confident loud roar

Of Cockle-Doodle, Cockle-Doodle-Doo

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So if you can't wake up one morn

If one day you can't, or you won't

Sleep in for 10 more minutes

and remember Cockle-Doodle-Don't!

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THE END....

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Author Notes: A children's story about confidence and courage.

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