Anna Mae's Adventure.

   Anna Mae was sick in bed.
   A cold was clogging up her head.
   No school today,
   no outside play--
   now, what was she to do?

   She blew her sniffly, snuffly nose,
   put fuzzy slippers on her toes,
   held her head,
   slid out of bed,
   and found some things to do.

   With colored blocks she made new words,
   she wound ap all her windup birds,
   she stacked some cans
   and banged some pans--
   now, what more could she do?

   "Oh, Anna Mae," her mother said.
   "Please play quietly instead.
   Choose other toys
   that don't make noise."
   So what did Anna do?

   Anna Mae got back in bed
   and held her achy, stuffy head.
   She thought awhile,
   began to smile,
   and knew just what to do!

   First she needed paper wings,
   her toy box, tape, a ball of string,
   a telephone
   to call back home--
   so many things to do!

   She drew a complicated map
   and found a blanket for her lap,
   a sturdy hat,
   her favorite cat--
   just one more thing to do!

   Anna Mae sat up in bed
   forgot about her stuffy head.
   She crouched down low
   and said, "Let's go!"
   (though she would be back soon).

   She counted down from ten to one,
   said, "Blast off! We'll have lots of fun!"
   She held on tight
   with all her might
   and flew straight to the moon.