Christopher the Crocodile's Sunburn

Christopher the crocodile was at it again .....

Sunbathing in temperatures over one hundred and ten !

No wonder his green, slimy skin,

Wrinkled like he'd been pickled in gin !

His nose reddened and shone like the sun,

Even wearing sunglasses, it dazzled everyone !

Rolling round in the mud

Didn't quite give the relief it should

Perhaps a dip in the pool,

Would be more refreshing and icy cool ?

But that didn't much work well at all....

The water had all evaporated and the waterhole had grown small

He tried for an hour lying in the shade of the palm trees

But the Sun still beat down at 103 degrees !

Thankfully there was blowing a breeze,

So Christopher sat back in a deckchair with ease !

Harry the hippo had had this problem before too...

He brought some suntan cream and soon the crocodile was like new !

They rubbed the soothing ointment between his bumps,

Making sure there were no lumps....

Christopher smiled his crocodile toothy grin....

Now his holidays could really begin !

He called the waiter over to see,

What cocktails he could slurp greedily...

Of course, you guessed it, the one he savoured most,

Was the flavoured banana milkshake that arrived with his pig roast !

He rested in the umbrella's shade...

Resting with the sandwiches Harry the hippo had made.....

The moral of this story, i guess you can see,

Is the importance factor 30 and taking sun safety seriously !