MY FIRST POST! Season 1 ditty and word search

There once were two country girls
Who liked to wear their hair in curls
One day they decided to go on a 100 mile walk
Just to see the world and talk

They met up with a circus man along the way
Who told them it was Founder’s Day
He was hurrying along with a doctor’s lady
Who at first looked kind of shady

With them was a little girl who seemed so sad and down
And that was the last thing they wanted to see was a child of pain with a frown
So they smiled at her and tried to be nice
Hoping their cheery ways would entice
Just a slight grin from that face of doom
But instead, she turned away as if they had the plague, they presumed

Suddenly, the woman spoke so soft and clear
“Please forgive Cassandra, for she really is quite a dear
We’ve been having a family quarrel about keeping an unusual pet
A wild animal mind you that if we kept we would regret”

The man continued the story, “We’ve tried to talk reason with her
But the raccoon she nicknamed ‘spunky’ really caused a stir”
The little girl began to whimper and soon those whimpers turned into moans
The man looked at her sternly and said, “You should have listened to the voice of Tinker Jones.”

“Who is Tinker Jones?” the country girls asked
Hoping for an answer that would lead to this ‘mystery man’ being unmasked
The little girl complied by telling them it was a family friend
“Wild animals should remain in the wild is what he always would recommend

Spunky didn’t mean to eat all the food at Mr. Edward’s Homecoming
And he certainly didn’t mean to mess with Mrs. Miller’s hair until it was unbecoming
And just because he interrupted the reverend during his ’If I should Wake Before I Die” sermon
Well, that shouldn’t make his life with us so very uncertain
I know he ran across the organ during the Lord’s Prayer
But those that were reciting ‘The Lord is My Shepherd…’ really didn’t seem to care

The woman interrupted, “Now shush child.
Again, I tell you a wild animal belongs in the wild”
“You say that no one seemed to care!?
“Boy have you lightened the story beyond compare!”
Let’s just say it boils down to a matter of survival
And our harvest of friends have dwindled since that little creatures arrival”

The man seemed to have a kinder heart
“I know it was tough on you to see your little buddy depart
Believe me, he is now happy as a lark
We found him a good home at that wildlife park”

Just then one of the country girls spoke up
“Would you be interested in a little pup?”
The little girls eyes brightened and she wanted to know more
Her mother’s face seemed to lighten and not be so hardcore

“We know of a man who saved a litter of puppies
That were thrown into the river like a school of little guppies
If it wasn’t for the Love of Johnny Johnson you see
These 6 puppies just would simply no longer be”

“Our mom is the school mom and during school one day
Johnny Johnson came to town and tried to give the pups away
He offered them up as the award for prizes at our town party, country party event
And all of the dogs found homes, all but the smallest one went”

The man asked, “Well, why doesn’t he keep the last one for his own?”
Well, he doesn’t want to spend another Christmas at Plum Creek all alone
His field of wheat brought in a money crop, leaving him humming a happy tune
And he’s leaving for greener pastures before the end of June”

Just then the little girl looked at her mom as sincere as sincere can be
“I know it’s Ma’s Holiday…” she began “But could we just have a look-see?”
Her mother knew just what that meant and soon the fivesome were on their way
Without a care in the world, all cherry, happy, and gay