Monty Middlechild's Bedtime Story

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 Monty Middlechild's Bedtime Story

There were 10 bears in bed and Monty said: 
   Roll-over, roll-over!
They all rolled over and Pip fell  out.

                             There were 9 bears in bed  and Monty said: 
                                  Roll–over, roll-over!
                             They all rolled over and Charlie fell out 
 
                             There were 8 bears in bed and Monty said: 
                                   Roll–over, roll-over!
                             They all rolled over and  Jasper fell out 
 
                             There were 7 bears in bed and Monty  said :
                                  Roll–over, roll-over!
                             They all  rolled over and Arthur fell out 
 
                             There were 6 bears  in bed and Monty said: 
                                  Roll–over, roll-over!
                             They all rolled over and Timmy fell out 
                     
                             There  were 5 bears in bed and Monty said :
                                  Roll–over,  roll-over!
                             They all rolled over and Flora fell out 
  
                             There were 4 bears in bed and Monty said: 
                                  Roll–over, roll-over!
                             They all  rolled over and Claude fell out 
 
                             There were 3 bears in  bed and Monty said: 
                                 Roll–over, roll-over!
                              They all rolled over and Milly fell out 

                             There were 2 bears in bed and Monty said :
                                 Roll–over, roll-over!
                             They both rolled over and  Alfie fell  out
                        
                             There was 1 bear in  bed and Monty said: 
                             Phew, at  last I’ve got all the bedclothes to myself!


Keeping the young bears entertained in the holidays is  very hard work- Just off to my favourite hidey-hole under the apple tree to catch a few zzzzzzs- Toodle pip!

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