Don't Worry Sally

Short story/poem. Sally gets lost.

"Hello Mr. Frog, how do you do?

My name is Sally and I haven't a clue

Of which way to go, head left or go right?

I'd like to be home before it falls night."

"Don't worry Sally, I'll hop about.

Go ask Mr. Bird if he'll fly on out.

He can fly far and he can fly high,

He'll find your house from up in the sky."

"Hello Mr. Bird, how do you do?

My name is Sally and I haven't a clue

Of which way to go, head left or go right?

I'd like to be home before it falls night."

"Don't worry Sally, I'll fly about.

Go ask Mrs. Fish if she'll swim on out.

She can swim far and she can swim fast,

She'll find your house as quick as a splash."

"Hello Mrs. Fish, how do you do?

My name is Sally and I haven't a clue

Of which way to go, head left or go right?

I'd like to be home before it falls night."

"Don't worry Sally, I'll swim about.

Go ask Mr. Wolf if he'll use his snout.

He can sniff far and he can sniff well,

He'll find your house just by the smell."

"Hello Mr. Wolf, how do you do?

My name is Sally and I haven't a clue-"

"Turn around Sally, you shouldn't be out.

The woods has dangerous creatures about

I can be mean and I can be nice,

I can gobble you up without thinking twice."

"But I'm very lost and I'm all alone

And all that I want is to find my way home.

And my friends are gone, lost too I suppose.

I only have you, well, you and your nose."

"My nose cannot smell what it is you must find

Follow your friends and you'll just fall behind

If you want to go home, you need to get smart.

Turn back around and go to the start."

"Oh Mr. Wolf, how delighted I am.

Retrace my steps, what a great plan!

I'll follow the path that brought me this way,

Soon I'll be home now that you saved the day."

And off Sally went all on her own.

She retraced her steps all the way home

Author's Note

I'd like to do a short stories Sally series. Would love input.

Reviews

[Tony Jordan]

I like this Scarlett but I feel you missed a trick here. You succeed in making the reader fall for Sally pretty much from the second stanza and her encounters with each creature are sweet. Furthermore, the message is a really cool one and one I've not seen too often communicated here in poetry on WC. (Rhyming is sound by the way).
The 'trick' I'm alluding too is the meeting with wolf. I feel you could have made the reader say to themselves - "okay, Sally's definitely a goner here" by adding a few lines describing the wolf seeing her as a meal - perhaps seeing her coated with gravy on a spit (like the cartoons).
I like this (ooh and Sally too lol)

[Hannah Cheng]

You should write poems or maybe children stories! I really enjoyed this :)

[Karmee]

Such a fun light read, very well written too, love the poeticness,
your words just flow so wonderful down the page.
Awesome write