The Twisted Tongue by Jack Dickens

THIRD PLACE

The Twisted Tongue by Jack Dickens

This story is strange,

But this story is true.

This story all started

When I sang a tune.

The silly song,

The strange old tune

Twisted my tongue

And tangled it, too!

I couldn’t speak!

It wouldn’t move!

Curse that silly,

Dumb old tune!

I’d just have to hide

My tongue all day long!

To show it would be

An embarrassing thought.

So I held the tongue in!

It filled up my mouth!

I couldn’t talk

Or scream or shout!

My teacher asked,

“Are you okay?”

I shook my head yes

And she went away.

Oh, how it hurt!

It was starting to strangle!

I just HAD to get

This darn tongue untangled!

Then my mom asked