There once was a cat with a hat Who liked to chase mice and get fat But one day he found That his hat was unsound And ended up looking quite flat There once was a man from Peru Whose shoes were a bright shade of blue He walked down the street With a confident beat And everyone said "Who knew?" There once was a girl with a kite She flew it with all of her might But the wind was too strong And before very long The kite was nowhere in sight There once was a chef named Pierre Whose souffles were the talk of the year But one day he slipped And the souffle was flipped And it landed right in his ear There once was a boy with a ball Who played in the park with his doll But the ball rolled away And he didn't know what to say So he went home feeling quite small There once was a bird in a tree Who sang a sweet melody But then came a storm And the bird lost its form And its tune was no longer free There once was a man with a beard That he thought was quite weird But then he realized That it was quite prized And his confidence was then steered There once was a woman named Sue Who liked to wear nothing but blue But one day she found That her clothes were unsound And she had to start anew There once was a dog with a bone Who wouldn't share it with anyone But then came a friend And he learned to bend And they both had fun in the sun There once was a teacher named Lee Who loved to teach history But then came a pandemic And everything seemed manic And Lee had to learn how to teach virtually There once was a man from Brazil Whose dance moves were quite the thrill He danced every day In his own special way And everyone watched with goodwill There once was a snail on a leaf Who thought life was ever so brief But then it started to rain And it felt no more pain And slid down the leaf like a thief There once was a girl with a pen Who wrote poems again and again But one day she got stuck And her words turned to muck And she had to start over, amen There once was a man from the moon Who dreamed of coming to Earth soon But when he arrived He was quite deprived And went back to the moon in a swoon There once was a chef named Sue Whose food was always on cue But one day she tried A new recipe guide And her customers said "Boo hoo" There once was a boy with a kite That flew so high, it was out of sight But then the string broke And the kite became a joke And the boy had to say goodnight There once was a girl with a hat That she wore everywhere, even at bat But one day it flew off And she let out a cough And went home feeling quite flat There once was a bird with a beak That couldn't find anything to eat But then came a worm And the bird had a firm And satisfying meal, oh so sweet There once was a man with a car That he drove like a superstar But then came a crash And his car was just ash And he had to find a new bar There once was a woman named Rose Whose garden was the envy of those But then came a storm And the garden was forlorn And Rose had to start over with hose There once was a boy with a dream To travel to space, or so it would seem He worked hard every day And soon found his way And lived his life in zero-gravity regime There once was a cat named Jack Who loved to sleep on a sack But one day he fell And it hurt like hell And he woke up with a crack There once was a man from the west Whose hat was his prize possession, the best But then came the wind And his hat flew, it was thinned And he went on a quest to find it, obsessed There once was a woman named Sue Who painted the town with a bright hue But one day she ran out And she began to pout And went to the store to buy some new There once was a boy with a toy That he played with every day, oh boy! But then it broke And he was almost in stroke And had to throw it away, oh noy! There once was a man with a bike Who liked to go on rides that were alike But then came a hill And his energy was killed And he had to stop and take a hike There once was a woman with a phone That she used to connect, talk and groan But then came a message And she read with a presage And her heart skipped a beat, all alone There once was a frog in a pond Who thought he was king, oh so fond But then came a snake And the frog was in stake And his kingdom vanished like a bond There once was a boy with a book That he read every day with a hook But then came a test And he failed, it was the best And he learned to study more, no rook There once was a woman from Spain Whose cooking was known as quite insane But then came a guest And the dish was a pest And she had to start over again, with a grain There once was a man with a nose So big, it got stuck in his clothes He tried to get it out But it was like a trout And he walked around looking like a rose There once was a woman named Glenda Whose hobby was collecting agenda She had hundreds of them All in a hem And her friends thought she was just a pretenda There once was a dog with no tail Who liked to chase cars on a trail But then one day he caught one And it was quite fun And the car started wagging like a sail There once was a boy with a spoon Who liked to use it as a harpoon He aimed for a fish But missed and went swish And ended up in a balloon There once was a girl with a dress That she wore in a way, quite a mess She put it on upside down And went into town And everyone thought she was just impressed There once was a man with a hat That he wore even when he sat But then came a bird And the hat was absurd And he went around looking like a rat There once was a cat named Joe Who liked to eat things that weren't foe He ate a whole cake And a pie in a bake And his belly started to grow There once was a woman from France Whose cooking was known to enhance She put in too much spice And it wasn't too nice And her guests had to go dance There once was a boy with a toy That he used to play with, oh boy! He played all day and night And it was quite a sight And his parents thought he was their coy There once was a man from the moon Who thought he was coming to Earth soon But then he got lost And his mission was tossed And he ended up in a cocoon There once was a woman with a shoe That she wore every day, like a glue But then came a hole And her foot went cold And she had to buy something new There once was a frog with a hat That he wore like a cool cat But then came a storm And his hat was the norm And he went on a quest to get back There once was a boy with a ball That he bounced and bounced, and had a ball But then came a crack And the ball went whack And he had to find something else to enthral There once was a man with a beard That he thought was quite weird He shaved it one day And went out to play And everyone thought he was a revered There once was a woman with a cake That she baked and baked, and took a break But then came a mouse And ate the whole house And she had to start from scratch, for Pete's sake! There once was a boy with a kite That he flew all day and all night But then came a hawk And the kite was a crock And the boy had to find a new sight There once was a girl with a book That she read in every nook But then came a page That was quite a rage And she had to find a new hook There once was a man with a car That he drove like a superstar But then came a flat And he had to chat And ended up walking afar There once was a woman named Marge Whose obsession was with a large She collected them all And hung them on the wall And it looked like a barge There once was a boy with a bird That he talked to and called "my word" But then came a cat And the bird was a rat And the boy was left feeling absurd There once was a man with a phone That he used to talk and groan But then came a glitch And it turned into a witch And he was left feeling alone There once was a girl with a dream To fly to the moon, or so it would seem But then came a storm And her dream was the norm And she was left feeling supreme There once was a cat with a hat That he wore to the park and all that But then came a dog And the hat was a slog And the cat had to find a new chat There once was a boy with a ball That he kicked and kicked, and had a ball But then came a net And he was left with regret And had to find a new call There once was a woman with a spoon That she used to play a funny tune But then came a crowd And it was a little too loud And she had to find a new boon There once was a man with a hat That he wore even when he sat But then came a bee And it was quite a spree And the man went running like a rat There once was a dog with a bone That he liked to chew and moan But then came a bird And the bone was a turd And the dog was left with a groan There once was a boy with a pen That he used to write stories, now and then But then came a spill And the pen went still And he had to find a new den There once was a woman with a hat That she wore like a mat But then came a gust And the hat turned to dust And the woman was left with a spat There once was a man with a cat That he trained to wear a hat But then came a mouse And the cat was a grouse And the man had to find a new pat There once was a girl with a kite That she flew up high and out of sight But then came a storm And the kite was forlorn And the girl was left with a plight There once was a boy with a bike That he liked to ride and hike But then came a bump And the bike took a dump And the boy was left with a strike There once was a woman with a phone That she used to talk and moan But then came a beep And the phone went to sleep And the woman was left all alone There once was a man with a beard That he thought was quite weird But then came a trend And the beard was his friend And the man was quite cheered There once was a boy with a ball That he kicked around, feeling tall But then came a hole And the ball lost its role And the boy was left with a drawl There once was a woman with a cake That she baked and baked, feeling awake But then came a burn And the cake took a turn And the woman was left with a quake There once was a man with a fish That he liked to put on a dish But then came a cat And the fish was flat And the man was left with a swish There once was a girl with a toy That she played with and felt joy But then came a crack And the toy was a hack And the girl was left feeling coy