ENGLISH: Children love ridiculous rhymes, the crazier the better. Here are some limericks I wrote in English, SOME of which I have told at the end of class, each tying in with a CUENTIÑO (a yoga story). The limerick names refer to the stories. With older kids you could get them composing their own rhymes.
ESPAÑOL: A l@s niñ@s les encantan las rimas divertidas, cuanto más disparatadas mejor. Esta clase de rima en inglés se llama limerick - la estructura es siempre de 5 lineas, la primera, segunda y última linea riman, y la tercera y la cuarta riman. Estos limericks que he colgado aqui se relacionan con un CUENTIÑO del mismo nombre y los cuento al final de la clase. Con los niños mayores puedes animarles a escribir sus propias rimas. Pronto colgaré unos ejemplos en castellano.
LOLA LIMERICK
There once
was a sheep from Glen Garry
Who
searched for a partner to marry
He strayed
from the flock
Found a
wife by a loch
And now
he’s as happy as Larry
LADAKH LIMERICK
There once
was a bloke from Ladakh
Whose issues
with wandering yak
Led him to
utter
I’ve had it
with butter!
From now on
I’ll take my tea black
HIMALAYA LIMERICK
While
trekking the mountains a yeti
Decided on
something quite petty
He
prevented a yak
Whose name
we’ll call Zach
From diving
straight off of a jetty
AMAZON LIMERICK
A boy, a
balloon and a monkey
Went flying
around, it was funky
They
floated, they crashed
Their knees
got quite bashed
But canoe
girl saw Max and said “hunky!”
LLAMA LIMERICK
A llama
called Lawrence was listless
He yearned
for a place that was mistless
The jungle,
the sea
Were fine
places to see
But his choice
was Bolivia for Christmas
MALTA LIMERICK
Jemima left
Spain from Gibraltar
For
Tangiers, but she wound up in Malta
Her visit
was short
She
developed a wart
She left in
a hurry, why fault her?
MOROCCO LIMERICK
Some goats and some hooves in a thorn tree
Were munching on branches forlornly
They had no idea that
At night came a bat
And peed on the tree, well how naughty!
VOLCANO LIMERICK
A girl had
a thing about fire
Volcanoes were
her heart’s desire
When up at
the top
The lava
went pop
An
eruption! How deliciously dire!
ALASKA LIMERICK
A moose on
the loose name of Saskia
Went
wandering down to Nebraska
Her hooves
felt quite sore
Migration’s
a chore
She should
have stayed put in Alaska
PITIUSAS LIMERICK
There once
were some twins in the Med
Who turned
into pirates and fled
No homework
or school fees
The sailed
on the High Seas
“We need
school like a hole in the head!”
CRICKET LIMERICK
A snail and
a penguin were chatting
About
cricket on Tatami matting
They
couldn’t agree
They went
for a pee
Who bowls
first and who starts the batting?
THALASSA LIMERICK
A shark had
a fin that was manky
It made him
feel totally cranky
But help
came along
In the form
of a thong
Which he
used as a bandage-cum-hanky
CELTIC LIMERICK
A druid
worked magic/wonders in stone
He had ways
to get into the zone/to the unknown
He conjured
a potion
Set magic
in motion
Today we
just pick up the phone
Oh crikey,
though, how he would drone!
CELTIC LIMERICK 2
A druid who
lived close to Wapping
Was set
hard on doing his shopping
In one
afternoon
After all it
was June
Midsummer
was for circles and cropping
TROLL LIMERICK
A troll and
an elf had a bet
The elf
lost and now is in debt
The troll
was more scary
And what’s
more quite hairy
One roar and his prey's in his net
MANTA RAY LIMERICK
There once
was a fine manta ray
Whose mum
called him Cassius Clay
He boffed
and he biffed
All his
close friends got miffed
But no one
would get in his way
THOUSAND ISLAND LIMERICK
Invaders came conquering Hvar
An emperor, a sultan, a czar
Each set up their camp
But they hated the damp
Back home was much better by far
AUTHOR: Lisa Howe
That's simply absurd! said the pimply ladybird.
What a funky monkey!
A grumpy goat with a thorn in his throat.
This little llama is a right-old charmer.
"Bleep, bleep, bleep" said the foul-mouthed sheep.
"Get back on track", the herd yelled to the yak.
