The Animal Store

If I had a hundred dollars to spend,
Or maybe a little more,
I'd hurry as fast as my legs could fly
Straight to the animal store.
I Wouldn't say, "How much for this or that?"--
"What kind of dog is he?"
I'd buy as many as rolled an eye,
Or wagged a tail at me!
I'd take the hound with the drooping ears
That sits by himself alone;
Cockers and Cairns and wobbly pups
For to be my very own.
from The Animal Store.

by Rachel Field