Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood

Author:Susan Hood
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Hard to Swallow

Three days in the lifeboat

and my throat

is so dry

I can no longer swallow

the hard ship’s biscuit

that comes with our

sardine or salmon at lunchtime.

I have no saliva

to wash it down.

“These biscuits are so hard,”

says Fred. “I reckon you could

mend the boat with them if you got holed.”

He tosses his overboard.

I can’t eat,

so I give my biscuit

to Auntie Mary

to hold for me.

But oh, how we eye

the water ration!

All of us boys sit up

and lick our lips

as the little cup

comes down the line.

Lord help the fool

who spills a drop!

When it’s my turn,

I even lick the string

attached to the cup

so as not to waste

a precious drop.

There are six days of water left.

Drink! Drink!

It’s all we can think. . . .

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.