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Mar 27, 2016
YEEK
the
EMU
By Ganna Omar
Illustrations by Ben Hren
There once was an
emu that lived in the
zoo, with mommy
and daddy, and
siblings too.
To Miss Debbie and the teachers and staff at
ACS Doha International School who help us learn
new things about ourselves everyday.
This book was inspired by the works of author Sheena
Knowles and illustrator Rod Clement.
ACS Doha International School
Doha, Qatar
February 2013
His name was
Yeek oh yes it was and he had
grown tired of the
old zoos buzz.
He wanted an
adventure some time away.
If he found a
good place, he
might even stay.
So he crept out of bed
and said with a smile,
Im leaving this place. Ill be gone for a while.
But just as he stepped
his first foot in the city
he got kicked from
behind. Oh what a
pity!
He soared and
flipped and flew
through the sky,
and landed at the
feet of a weary old
guy.
A safe lucky landing
or so it had seemed.
Yeek looked up at
the man, and he
beamed.
A little emu. Well, thats a sight. Ill keep you maybe for a night.
So on the way home, the man said
to Yeek, I have a nice cage, but it might need a tweek.
Youll be sleeping here buddy right next to my bed.
Well turn in for the night just after youre fed.
But just as young Yeek was about to doze off,
the man started to snore, and wheeze and cough.
Yeek slipped through the bars, and crept
across the floor.
He looked back only once, and walked out
the door.
Hmph, he said, too bad. I can see this certainly isnt the place for me.
Yeek walked a short
way and came to a
house, and standing
at the door was a
girl in a blouse.
Yeek jumped
toward her for a
look up close, and
the girl stopped,
and stared, and
froze.
Ill keep you and take you
to school
tomorrow.
Oh little emu, your
eyes are
filled with
sorrow.
So the next morning, as the sun
shone bright, she put Yeek in her bag
and smiled with delight.
At school Yeek napped and nibbled
her lunch turkey sandwich, banana, and even fruit punch.
As he peered out the top to
have a look around, he fell to
the floor and made a loud
sound.
An emu in school - get out of my
room!
And the teacher
chased Yeek
around with a
broom.
Yeek raced down the hall and
got out in a rush.
As he stepped out the door, he
said in a hush, Hmph! Too bad - I can see this certainly
isnt the place for me.
Yeek walked and
walked and walked
all day, and met an
old man with
something to say.
Youre a cute little
fella. Ill take you
home.
And when
we get
there Ill read you a
poem.
As the man began to read, his hand
held Yeek tight.
There was no escape, though he tried
with all his might.
Yeek desperately wanted to get out of
there,
but the man just kept reading without a
care.
Finally, when the man went to bed,
Yeek crept out the door and once
again said, Hmph! Too bad - I can see this certainly isnt the place for me.
He walked all night head hung low in
defeat. And then he
saw it Chickadee Street.
He ran so fast he practically flew until there in front of
him was the zoo.
He knew that he wanted his family now,
and as he approached, they all screeched WOW!
Yeek thought, Hmph! Now I can see this certainly is the place for me.
There once was an emu that lived in the zoo
with mommy and daddy, and siblings too.
But this little emu,
with an itch to roam,
had found the best
place to be is at
home.