When solving a problem you don’t need to shout
And don’t you go begging with the puppy dog pout
When solving a problem just take a step back
Have fun with the process and you’ll be back on track
Ryan and Daniel one bright sunny day
Were out in the yard, two boys hard at play,
Throwing a foxtail as high as they could
Laughing and joking like five year olds should.
When one throw went up and did not return
This is what Ryan and Daniel would learn,
A lesson that made the both of them groan:
Branches of Elm Trees have minds of their own
Ryan soon shouted, “Hey, give back our toy.”
The Elm Tree just swayed and stared at the boy.
So Ryan stared back and added a please;
But, please does no good when talking to trees
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Then Daniel spoke up, “I have a good plan.”
He winked at his friend then off Daniel ran.
Soon he came back with a small trampoline
And both of them jumped like two jumping beans.
“Jump higher” said Daniel “You’re almost there.”
Ryan reached up to grab nothing but air.
Daniel tried next with results just the same.
At least they enjoyed this new little game.
The foxtail still hung high up in the tree,
Caught in the branches content as can be.
Although both the boys were having some fun,
They wanted the foxtail before they were done.
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Then Ryan spoke up, “I know what to do.
Jump up near the trunk and I’ll follow you.”
Daniel then added, “We’ll climb to the top
And shake the tree branch until the toy drops.”
So that’s what they did, it was a success.
Ryan and Daniel had solved the whole mess.
Working together and sharing their thoughts
They freed the foxtail from where it was caught.
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