Hubert's Adventure
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Title: HUBERT'S ADVENTURE
Author: Bill Peet
HUBERT'S HAIR-RAISING ADVENTURE
Hubert the Lion was haughty and vain And especially proud of his elegant mane. But conceit of this sort isn't proper at all And Hubert the Lion was due for a fall.
One day as he sharpened his claws on a rock He received a most horrible, terrible shock. A flaming hot spark flew up into the air, Came down on his head and ignited his hair.
With a roar of surprise he took off like a streak, Away through the jungle to Zamboozi Creek. He leaped in kersplash! with a shower of bubbles, And came bobbing up with a head full of stubbles. At first he just stared with a wide-open mouth At the cloud of black smoke drifting off to the south.
Then he felt with his paws just in back of his ears And he suddenly realized the worst of his fears.
'I'm ruined,' he shouted, 'oh what'll I do! I'd rather be dead or go live in a zoo! And if anyone sees me, oh what a disgrace, So I'd better discover a good hiding place!'