Mythical Creatures

Mythical creatures, a poem for kids by Paul Perro.


A "mythical creature"
Or "fabulous beast"
Is one that does not
Really exist.


Dragon
A dragon can breathe fire
And what he likes to do most,
Is use this remarkable talent
To make himself plenty of toast.


Mermaid
Mermaids have got fish's tails
They cannot walk at all.
They're good at water polo
But suck at basketball.


Minotaur
The giant with a bull's head
Is called the minotaur.
He has sharp teeth that bite
And pointy horns that gore.


Goblins and Elves
Goblins are naughty little folk
They're always up to no good.
You wouldn't be happy if goblins
Moved into your neighbourhood.

It would be nice, however,
To have elves living close by.
You wouldn't see them often though,
Because they are quite shy.


Cyclops
A cyclops only has one eye,
Which means he cannot wink.
Every time he has a try
It turns into a blink.


Unicorn and Pegasus
"I'm the handsomest creature there is!"
Said the unicorn.
"I have a lovely, shiny coat,
And such a pretty horn."

Pegasus said "You're not so great,
I can fly!" He laughed.
"I have a lovely pair of wings.
I think your horn looks daft!"


Medusa
Medusa's a grumpy woman,
You'd better leave her alone.
She's got snakes instead of hair
And can turn you to stone.


Centaur
A centaur is half human
But has four legs, like a horse.
He doesn't say "neigh",
And he doesn't eat hay,
But he loves sugar lumps, of course.


Troll
It isn't much fun being a troll
Living under a bridge.
He hasn't got a TV,
A sofa, bath, or fridge.


Hydra
The hydra's a giant snake with nine heads.
Can you imagine that?
And can you imagine how much it would cost,
If every head needed a hat?


Kraken
The kraken is a giant squid
That lives under the sea.
Sometimes when it's hungry it has
Fish and ships for tea.