Enjoylah story Illustrated by Dawn Hill

Mr. McKay the Coat Thief

 

Mr. McKay is like nothing you’ve seen

He’s small as a penguin, with hair a bright green

He doesn’t like dogs or other such beasts

And he’s constantly stealing from picnic feasts

You’ll know that it’s him from his lemon-lime eyes

Unless he is wearing his sunglass disguise

Of course you could tell by his Rose Petal Pants

They’re made in the fall by a workforce of ants

He lives in an igloo which makes little sense

And his two pet iguanas both sleep in small tents

 

In the morning he runs up the Dewybush trees

Then he lays on the grass and he talks to the bees

In winter is when you must keep a keen eye

For you never know when he’ll be skipping on by

He takes both his hands and he rubs them together

He does this quite fast since they’re light as a feather

This creates heat that he sends right your way

So you think that it’s oddly a warm pleasant day

But I warn you my friends it’s a devious ploy!

He’s after your coat in a manner quite coy

If you take off your jacket he’ll rustle the leaves,

You’ll put down your coat and you’ll look at the trees,

And that’s when he grabs it, that winter-coat thief!

Even before there’s the drop of one leaf!

So it’s best in the winter to leave your coat on

Or else when you need it you might find it’s gone!