The Buffalo, The Cock And The Monkey (For Children) Poem by Indira Renganathan

As the monkey jumped from tree to tree
The cock too wanted to test its strength
It tried but failed, sat aside so sad
Then the monkey said "climb up the hill
If you can't do it from tree to tree"

So as the cock was about to go
There came a buffalo ambling slow
Monkey pulled its leg for a challenge
"Beat the cock in a race if you can"
"Up the hill to reach the top should go"

That was ridiculous the cock felt
As buffaloes are known to laze well
Anyhow race began, cock flew fast
Just roof-high then to rest, then to go
Buffalo was pacing in slow lilt

Monkey followed them as the umpire
Cock was now quite far off happily
Proud of itself playfully zigzagged
And lo, fell into a thorny bush
At that buffalo started like fire

It ran in forty miles speed too fast
Ran and ran and ran and reached the top
Monkey saved the cock, then both climbed up
As fast as they could they reached the top
Looked for the winner to greet at last

But to their awe nowhere he was found
Searched and searched for a long while
Atlast at the sunset they saw him
Soiled, smeared of mud in a muddy pond
Coolly entranced with himself so sound