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The Anteater by Roald Dahl (1983): poems
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The Anteater by Roald Dahl (1983): poems
Some wealthy folks from U.S.A.,
Who lived near San Francisco Bay,
Possessed an only child called Roy,
A plump and unattractive boy -
Half-baked, half-witted and half-boiled,
But worst of all, most dreadfully spoiled.
Whatever Roy desired each day,
His father bought him right away -
Toy motorcars, electric trains,
The latest model aeroplanes,
A colour television-set,
A saxophone, a clarinet,
Expensive teddy-bears that talked,
And animals that walked and squawked.
That house contained sufficient toys
To thrill a half a million boys.
(As well as this, young Roy would choose,
Two pairs a week of brand-new shoes.)
And now he stood there shouting, “What on earth is there I haven’t got?
“How hard to think of something new!
The choices are extremely few!”
Then added, as he scratched his ear,
“Hold it! I’ve got a good idea!
I think the next thing I must get
Should be a most peculiar pet -
The kind that no one else has got -
A giant ANTEATER! Why not?”
As soon as father heard the news,
He quickly wrote to all the zoos.
“Dear Sirs,” he said, “My dear keepers,
Do any of you have anteaters?”
They answered by return of mail.
“Our anteaters are not for sale.”
Undaunted, Roy’s fond parent hurled
More messages across the world.
He said, “I’ll pay you through the nose
If you can get me one of those.”
At last he found an Indian gent
(He lived near Delhi, in a tent),
Who said that he would sacrifice
His pet for an enormous price
(The price demanded, if you please,
Was fifty thousand gold rupees).
The ant-eater arrived half-dead.
It looked at Roy and softly said,
“I’m famished. Do you think you could
Please give me just a little food?
A crust of bread, a bit of meat?
I haven’t had anything to eat
In all the time I was at sea,
For nobody looked after me,”
Roy shouted, “No! No bread or meat!
Go find some ants! They’re what you eat!”
The starving creature crawled away.
It searched the garden night and day,
It hunted every inch of ground,
But not one single ant it found,
“Please give me food!” the creature cried.
“Go find an ant!” the boy replied.
By chance, upon that very day,
Roy’s father’s sister came to stay -
A foul old hag of eighty-three
Whose name, it seems, was Dorothy.
She said to Roy, “Come let us sit
Out in the sun and talk a bit,”
Roy said, “I don’t believe you’ve met
My new and most unusual pet?”
He pointed down among the stones
Where something lay, all skin and bones.
“Anteater!” He yelled. “Don’t lie there yawning!
This is my aunt! Come say good-morning!”
(Some people in the U.S.A.
Have trouble with the words they say.
However hard they try, they can’t
Pronounce simple words like AUNT.
Instead of AUNT, they call it ANT,
Instead of CAN’T, they call it KANT.)
Roy yelled, “Come here, you so and so!
My aunt would like to say hello!”
Slowly, the creature raised its head.
“Do you mean that that’s an ant?” it said.
“Of course!” cried Roy. “Aunt Dorothy!
This aunt is over eighty-three.”
The creature smiled. Its tummy rumbled.
It licked its starving lips and mumbled,
“A giant ant! By gosh, a winner!
At last I’ll get a decent dinner!
No matter if it’s eighty-three.
If that’s an ant, then it’s for me!”
Then, taking very careful aim,
It pounced upon the startled dame.
It grabbed her firmly by the hair
And ate her up right then and there,
Murmuring as it chewed the feet,
“The largest ant I’ll ever eat.”
Meanwhile, our hero Roy had sped
In terror to the potting-shed.
And tried to make himself obscure
Behind a pile of horse-manure.
But ant-eater came sneaking in
(Already it was much less thin)
And said to Roy, “You little squirt,
I think I’ll have you for dessert.”
Vocabulary
a bit of - used to show that the way you describe something is only true to a limited degree:
The news came as a bit of a shock.
add - to say another thing:
She said she liked him but added that he was difficult to work with.
aeroplane - British English: a vehicle that flies and has an engine and wings (In us English: airplane)
aim - the purpose of doing something, and what you hope to achieve:
The aim of the film was to make people laugh.
already - used to say that something has happened earlier than you expected:
I'm already full and I've only eaten one course.
among - in the middle of something:
He disappeared among the crowd.
animal - something that lives and moves but is not a person, bird, fish, or insect:
She's a real animal lover.
ant - a small, black or red insect that lives in groups on the ground
anteater - a mammal that eats ants or termites and has a long nose and tongue and no teeth
arrive - to get to a place:
When he first arrived in New York, he didn't speak a word of English.
as - used to compare two things, people, amounts, etc:
He's not as tall as his brother.
as well as - in addition to something:
They have lived in the United States as well as Britain.
at last - finally:
At last, I've found a pair of jeans that actually fit.
at sea - on or under the sea, far away from land:
The boats remain at sea for an average of ten days at a time.
aunt - the sister of your mother or father, or the wife of your uncle:
His aunt left him a lot of money.
bake - to cook something such as bread or a cake with dry heat in an oven:
This is a baked apple.
bay - an area of coast where the land curves in:
This is a sandy bay.
bear - a large, strong, wild animal with thick fur
behind - at or to the back of someone or something:
Close the door behind you.
believe - to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true:
They believe that their health has suffered because of the chemicals.
bit - a small amount or piece of something:
I wrote it down on a bit of paper.
boil - If a container of liquid boils, or if you boil it, the liquid inside it reaches the temperature where bubbles rise up in it and it produces steam:
I've boiled the kettle.
bone - one of the hard pieces that make the structure inside a person or animal:
He broke a bone in his hand.
brand - a particular type of something:
The team plays a distinctive brand of football.
brand new - completely new
bread - basic food made by mixing and baking flour, water, and sometimes yeast (= substance that makes it rise):
Can I have a slice of bread?
by chance - Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone:
He had met Mr Maude by chance.
by gosh - what an experience, this is interesting, by golly: Well, by gosh! This is my first look at Niagara Falls!
call - to give someone or something a particular name:
I want to call the baby Alex.
careful - giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something:
This will require careful planning.
clarinet - a musical instrument like a long, black tube, that you play by blowing into it and pressing metal keys
chew - to crush food between your teeth before you swallow it:
This meat is difficult to chew.
choice - the things or people you can choose from:
The dress is available in a choice of colours.
contain - If one thing contains another, it has it inside it:
He gave her a box containing a diamond ring.
course - the direction in which a ship, aircraft, etc is moving:
During the storm, the boat was blown off course (= in the wrong direction).
crawl - If an insect crawls, it uses its legs to move:
There's an ant crawling up your leg.
creature - anything that lives but is not a plant:
Dolphins are intelligent creatures.
crust - a hard, dry layer on the surface of something
crust of bread - the hard outer surface of bread
cry - to speak or say something loudly:
"Look at this!" cried Raj.
dame - a woman
dead - not now alive:
She's been dead for 20 years now.
dear - used at the beginning of a letter, before the name of the person you are writing to:
Dear Amy, How are you?
dear sir - used to begin a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know.
dear sirs - an old fashioned way of beginning a letter to a company
decent - of a satisfactory quality or level:
I haven't had a decent cup of coffee since I've been here.
demand - to ask for something in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused:
I demanded an explanation.
desire - to want something:
You can have whatever you desire.
dessert - sweet food that is eaten after the main part of a meal:
We had ice cream for dessert.
dinner - the main meal of the day that people usually eat in the evening:
What's for dinner tonight?
dreadfully - very:
I'm dreadfully sorry.
ear - one of the two organs on your head that you hear with:
The child whispered something in her mother's ear.
earth - the planet that we live on
The spaceship returned to earth.
eighty - the number 80
They'd invited over eighty people.
electric - electric lights, tools, etc work using electricity:
This is an electric heater.
electric train - a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on
else - other things or people:
I forgot my toothbrush, but I remembered everything else.
enormous - extremely large:
This living room is enormous.
expensive - costing a lot of money:
This is very expensive jewellery.
extremely - very, or much more than usual:
We all studied extremely hard for the exam.
every inch - The whole surface, distance, or area:
Between them they know every inch of the country.
famished - extremely hungry:
Have some dinner with us - you must be famished!
feet - plural of foot
fifty - the number 50
There were over fifty applicants for the job.
firmly - adverb of firm: ( strong and tight: a firm handshake/grip)
folk - people:
They are country folk.
fond - having feelings of affection for someone or something, or having a liking for an activity:
She had fond memories of her childhood.
foot - one of the two flat parts on the ends of your legs that you stand on:
He stepped on my foot.
for sale - available to buy:
The house next to mine is up for sale.
foul - very bad or unpleasant:
She's in a foul mood.
garden - an area of ground belonging to a house, often containing grass, flowers, or trees:
Dad's outside in the garden.
gent - short for gentleman (informal)
gentleman - a polite word for 'man', used especially when talking to or about a man you do not know:
There's a gentleman here to see you.
giant - extremely big, or much bigger than other similar things:
This is a giant spider.
giant anteater - a large insectivorous mammal with long, coarse fur, large claws, an elongated snout, and a long tongue for catching ants. It is native to Central and South America.
gold - a valuable, shiny, yellow metal used to make coins and jewellery (symbol Au)
The price of gold reached its peak during the last recession.
good morning - something you say to greet someone when you meet them in the morning:
Good morning, everyone!
Gosh - used to express surprise or shock:
Gosh! I didn't realize it was that late.
grab - to take hold of something or someone suddenly:
He grabbed my arm and pulled me away.
ground - the surface of the Earth:
I sat down on the ground.
hag - an ugly old woman
hair - the thin, thread-like parts that grow on your head:
Mandy wants to grow her hair long.
half a million - 500,000
half-baked - A half-baked idea or plan has not been considered carefully enough:
The government has come up with a half-baked scheme for training teachers on the job.
half-boiled - This means something that is cooked for a short time. It can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who is stupid, or doesn't think things through. (In this case, it is similar in meaning to "half-baked").
half dead - extremely tired
half-witted - stupid:
Marilyn was portrayed as some sort of half witted blonde.
hear - to be aware of a sound through your ears:
I could hear his voice in the distance.
hello - used to greet someone:
Hello, Chris, how are things?
hero - the main male character in a book or film who is usually good:
For once he plays the hero in the movie.
horse - a large animal with four legs, which people ride or use to pull heavy things:
The horse jumped the last fence.
however - used to say that it does not make any difference how cold/difficult/slowly, etc something is or happens:
We're not going to get there in time, however fast we drive.
hunt - to search for something:
The children hunted for sea shells on the beach.
hurl - to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way:
The demonstrators hurled stones at police.
if you please - used to express surprise and anger:
They want £200, if you please, just to replace a couple of broken windows!
inch - a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres:
She had a 26 inch waist.
instead - in the place of someone or something else:
If you don't want pizza, we can have pasta instead.
instead of - as a substitute for or alternative to. (This is used before a noun).
She chose tea instead of coffee.
it seems - used to say that one thinks that something is true
"Are we on schedule?" "So it seems."
keeper - someone who looks after a place and the things, people, or animals there:
He is a zoo keeper.
large - big in size or amount:
She comes from quite a large family.
latest - most recent:
She wears only the latest fashions.
lick - to move your tongue across the surface of something:
We licked the chocolate off our fingers.
lick lips - 1. to move your tongue along your lips: 2. to feel pleasure at the thought of something:
She took a bite of doughnut and licked her lips.
He licked his lips at the thought of all that money.
lie - to be in a horizontal or flat position on a surface:
I want to lie in bed.
lip - one of the two soft, red edges of the mouth:
He licked his lips.
look after - to take care of someone or something by keeping them healthy or in a good condition:
Could you look after the children while I'm out?
mail - letters and parcels that are brought by post:
We got loads of mail this morning.
manure - solid waste from animals that is used to make plants grow well:
This is cow manure.
matter - a subject or situation that you need to think about, discuss, or deal with:
I've been thinking about this matter for a long time.
meanwhile - in the time between two things happening, or while something else is happening:
The mother is ill. The child, meanwhile, is living with foster parents.
meat - muscles and other soft parts of animals, used as food:
I don't eat meat.
message - a piece of written or spoken information that one person gives to another:
Did you get my message?
million - the number 1,000,000:
Recent evidence indicates that the skeleton is about 3 million years old.
motorcar - an old-fashioned word for "car"
model - a smaller copy of a real object, often used to show how something works or what it looks like:
He makes models as a hobby.
mumble - to speak too quietly and not clearly enough for someone to understand you:
He mumbled something about it being a waste of time.
murmur - to speak quietly so that you can only be heard by someone near you:
"Go to sleep now," she murmured.
night and day - all the time:
They've worked night and day to publicize their campaign.
no matter - regardless of; irrespective of
No matter what the excuse, you must not be late.
no one - no person:
No one bothered to read the report.
nobody - no person:
There was nobody I could talk to.
nose - the part of your face through which you breathe and smell:
You have a big nose.
not one single - not even one
You didn’t write one single letter the whole time you were away.
obscure - not known by many people; Difficult to find:
He is an obscure writer.
of course - used to say 'yes' and emphasize your answer:
'Can you help me?' ‘Of course!’
pair - two things that look the same and that are used together:
She bought a new pair of ice skates.
parents - your mother and father:
Her parents live in Oxford.
pay through the nose - to pay too much money for something:
We paid through the nose to get the car fixed.
peculiar - strange, often in an unpleasant way:
The wine had a peculiar, musty smell.
pet - an animal that someone keeps in their home:
This is my pet rabbit.
pile - an amount of a substance in the shape of a small hill or a number of objects on top of each other:
This is a pile of sand.
plump - quite fat:
He is a plump child.
point - to show where someone or something is by holding your finger towards it:
She pointed to a bird flying overhead.
possess - to have or own something:
Certainly, he possesses the skills for the job.
pot - to put a plant into a pot filled with soil
potting shed - a small building in a garden in which plant containers, young plants, seeds, tools, etc. are kept
pounce - to suddenly move towards a person or animal that you want to catch:
The police were waiting to pounce when he arrived at the airport.
price - the amount of money that you pay to buy something:
The price of fuel has gone up again.
pronounce - to make the sound of a letter or word:
How do you pronounce his name?
quickly - fast or in a short time:
I quickly shut the door.
reply - to answer:
"I don't understand," she replied.
return - to go or come back to a place where you were before:
She returned to America in 1954.
by return of mail - if you reply to a letter by return of mail, you send your reply almost immediately:
Please answer by return of mail.
rumble - to make a deep, long sound:
The smell of cooking made his stomach rumble.
rupee - the standard unit of money used in India, Pakistan, Mauritius, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Seychelles
sacrifice - to give up something that is valuable to you in order to achieve something:
There are thousands of men ready to sacrifice their lives for their country.
sale - the act of selling something, or the time when something is sold:
The sale of alcohol is now banned.
saxophone - a metal musical instrument that you play by blowing into it and pressing keys to produce different notes
say hello - to have a quick conversation with someone:
Promise you'll look in and say hello when you have time.
scratch - to rub your skin with your nails, often to stop it itching (= feeling unpleasant):
My skin was so itchy, I was scratching all night.
sea - a large area of salt water:
I'd like to live by the sea.
search - to try to find someone or something:
I've searched my bedroom but I can't find my watch.
shed - a small building used to store things such as tools:
This is a garden shed.
shoe - a strong covering for the foot, often made of leather:
Put your shoes on.
should - used to say or ask what is the correct or best thing to do:
You shouldn’t be so angry with him.
shout - to say something very loudly:
"Look out!" she shouted.
simple - not difficult to do or to understand:
It's very simple to use.
single - only one:
There was a single light in the corner of the room.
sir - You call a man 'sir' when you are speaking to him politely:
Excuse me, sir, is this seat taken?
sister - a girl or woman who has the same parents as you:
This is my younger sister.
skin - the outer layer of a person or animal's body:
She has very dark skin.
skin and bones - extremely thin:
Your brother is just skin and bones- has he been sick?
slowly - at a slow speed:
Could you speak more slowly, please?
smile - to make a happy or friendly expression in which the corners of your mouth curve up:
She smiled at me.
sneak - to go somewhere quietly because you do not want anyone to hear you:
I sneaked into his bedroom while he was asleep.
so and so - someone who you do not like:
He's a lazy so and so.
softly - in a quiet or gentle way:
"Are you OK?" she said softly.
speed - to move somewhere or happen very fast:
The three men are going to jump into a car and speed away.
spoil - If you spoil a child, you let them have anything they want or do anything they want, usually making them badly behaved.
spoiled - (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being treated too leniently or indulgently:
He acts like a spoiled brat.
squawk - If a bird squawks, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
squirt - a young or small person who you do not consider to be important and who has behaved rudely towards you:
I caught my neighbour's son writing graffiti on our wall, the little squirt.
startle - to suddenly surprise or frighten someone:
The sound startled me.
startled - feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm.
Her startled eyes met his.
starving - dying because there is not enough food:
There are starving people in Africa.
stay - to spend a short period of time in a place:
We're going to stay with my grandmother.
stone - a small rock or piece of rock
sufficient - as much as is necessary:
She didn't have sufficient time to answer all the questions.
sun - the large, bright star that shines in the sky during the day and provides light and heat for the Earth:
The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
in the sun - to be in the light and heat that comes from the sun:
I can't sit in the sun for too long.
take aim - to point a weapon towards someone or something,
or to carefully plan a sudden attack
teddy bear - a soft, toy bear
television - a piece of equipment, with a screen on the front, used for watching programmes:
Richard switched the television on.
tent - a structure made of metal poles and cloth which is fixed to the ground with ropes and used as a cover or to sleep under:
It only took twenty minutes to put the tent up (= make it ready to use).
terror - a feeling of being very frightened:
There was a look of terror on his face.
that very day - that same day
thin - A thin person or animal has very little fat on their body.
thrill - to make someone feel excited and happy:
Woods thrilled the golf world with his performances.
toy - an object for children to play with:
He was happily playing with his toys.
trouble - problems, difficulties, or worries:
We had trouble finding somewhere to park.
tummy - informal word for stomach
tummy rumble - for a stomach to make a deep, long sound:
The smell of cooking made his tummy rumble.
unattractive - not beautiful or nice to look at:
I felt old and unattractive.
undaunted - not frightened to do something that is difficult or dangerous:
Keiko spoke, undaunted by the crowd.
unusual - different and not ordinary, often in a way that is interesting or exciting:
It's fairly unusual to keep insects as pets.
upon - on:
Her story was seized upon by the press
wealthy - rich:
He is a wealthy businessman.
what on earth - used for adding emphasis to questions
What on earth do you mean?
whatever - anything or everything:
He eats whatever I put in front of him.
whose - used to say that something or someone is connected with or belongs to a person:
She has a brother whose name I can't remember.
winner - someone who wins a game, competition, or election:
They are the winners of the World Cup
a winner - something that is extremely successful and popular:
That lemon tart was a winner, wasn't it?
wit - the ability to say things that are funny and clever:
She is a woman of great intelligence and wit.
worst - the most unpleasant or difficult:
What's the worst job you've ever had?
yawn - to take a deep breath with your mouth wide open, because you are tired or bored:
She yawned and looked at her watch.
yell - to shout something very loudly:
The policeman yelled at them to stop.
zoo - a place where wild animals are kept and people come to look at them
Delhi - officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Dehli, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India
San Francisco Bay - a shallow estuary in the US state of California. It is surrounded by a contiguous region known as the San Francisco Bay Area (often simply "the Bay Area"), and is dominated by the large cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
U.S.A. - commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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