Olive Poem by Ima Ryma

The teacher asked Billy to name
Two reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh.
Billy gave some thought and then came
Up with Rudolph which he did say.
Then Billy thought the Rudolph song,
Thinking through each line, word by word.
It did not take him very long.
He said "Olive, " all the class heard.
"There's no Olive, " the teacher said.
"Oh yes there is, " Billy replied,
So sang the song out loud instead,
And pausing at one line with pride,

"Here's the line that you need to hear -"
"Then Olive the other reindeer..."