Inspired by the upcoming Halloween holiday, Finley has decided to share a special poem with you. He calls it Halloween Feast.
Halloween’s a comin’,
It’s on its way.
Halloween’s a comin’,
Are you ready to play?
Do you have a costume?
Is it scary, funny, both?
Do you have a basket,
pillowcase, or tote?
We’ll hop from door to door,
Proclaiming tricks or treats,
And when the night is over,
We’ll leap home and have a feast.
Our esteemed host, Finley, hopped in today. Here’s what he had to say:
Me: Hi Finley! Why are you so upset?
Finley: I had a fight with my brother.
Me: Can you tell us about it?
Finley: About what?
Me: The fight with your brother.
Finley: Which brother?
Me: You have more than one brother?
Finley: Yes, I have 21.
Me: Wow! Any sisters?
Finley: 59, but I don’t count them.
Me: Why not?
Finley: Because I can’t count that high.
Me: That’s a lot of siblings. Are you a handful?
Finley: That depends.
Me: On what?
Finley: On the size of the hand.
Me: Okay, tell us about the fight you just had with your brother. What’s his name?
Finely: Flip.
Me: What did you and Flip fight about?
Finley: He’s trying to steal my friend Chelsey away from me.
Me: Chelsey’s your best friend. Why would Flip try to steal her away from you?
Finley: Because he’s jealous.
Me: Why is he jealous?
Finley: Because he doesn’t have any friends.
Me: Why not?
Finley: Because he’s always flip-ping out.
Me: Okay, are you telling us a story?
Finley: Maybe.
Hi all! I finally fished my bunny slippers out of the pond. I had to wait until the weather got warmer and the ice melted. Boy oh boy, that water was cold!!! I dipped my webbed toes in to test it. Much too cold! So I decided to use my fishing pole instead. It took three hours to hook just one slipper and another 2 1/2 hours to hook the other-even though I tied a carrot to the end of my pole. Hey, bunny slippers like carrots, don’t they? Now that I think about it, maybe just a regular hook would have worked better. Oh well, I’ll remember that next time. Anyway, I’m really hoppy that I finally have my bunny slippers back. Of course, I have to wait until they’re dry before I can wear them. Wet slippers-EEwww!!! Frogs don’t like being wet all the time, you know. Maybe I’ll get the hairdryer out tonight to help dry my slippers more quickly. Why do I have a hairdryer when I have no hair, you ask? Well, for situations precisely like this. Last year, I accidentally wore my elephant slippers in the pond. The year before that, it was my teddy bear slippers. Do you see a pattern here? I guess I’m a little scatter brained. Well, got to go. I have some bunny slipper blow-drying to do. Thanks for hopping by my blog. See you soon.
I recently did an interview with Finley, THE Frog On A Blog. Here it is:
Lauri. Hello Finley. We haven’t seen you in a while. How have you been?
Finley. Well, I’m a little sad today.
Lauri. Why are you sad?
Finley. I lost my favorite pair of bunny slippers.
Lauri. How did you lose them?
Finley. They’re somewhere in the pond.
Lauri. I thought you weren’t allowed to wear them outside anymore?
Finley. I forgot. I do have my elephant slippers but they’re a little too big on me because of the secret compartments.
Lauri. You have secret compartments in your slippers?
Finley. Yes, trunks actually.
Lauri. Do you really have trunks in your slippers?
Finley. Of course not! It’s a joke. Elephant trunks-get it? Hey, but maybe I could invent slippers with secret compartments!
Lauri. Yes, you are resourceful. So what are your plans now?
Finley. Well, I have to go and fish my bunny slippers out of the pond. Have a hoppy day everyone!
Lauri. Good luck Finley and thanks for hopping by! (He’s a frog of few words.)
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OK..that conversation with Finley was adorable!