U is for the Unicorn,
The dearest little thing;
Though he has but a single horn,
And not a single wing.
A Unicorn of any age
Is nicer, so I’ve heard,
To keep within a gilded cage
Than a canary-bird.
V is for Vervet. From his name
You’d be inclined to think
This creature rather mild and tame,
In color somewhat pink.
But not at all; the Vervet’s green,
And very cross and spunky;
In fact, it’s plainly to be seen
The Vervet’s just a monkey!
W is for Whale. He’s in
The oceans, north and south.
He doesn’t have a dimpled chin,
Nor yet a rosebud mouth.
Yet he is very fond of fun,
And has wide smiles for every one.
X stands for Xiphias; he’s a fish.
If you a Xiphias should wish,
Don’t let him roam around the grass,
But keep him in a globe of glass.
His name, as everybody knows,
Is Xiphias Gladius. I suppose
That means the Xiphias is glad
Because he wasn’t born a Shad.
Y is for Yak,
Who is not very tidy;
And he’s lazy, alack!
He sleeps all day Friday.
About a yard wide
The Yak is, precisely;
With fringe on each side
He’s trimmed very nicely.
