儿童诗歌|I Bought a Pet Tomato

I bought a pet tomatoand I tried to teach him tricks,but he wasn't any good atcatching^{1 balls or fetching sticks.He could never catch a Frisbee2,and he wouldn't sit or speak,though we practiced every afternoonand evening for a week.He refused to shake or wave or crawl3or beg or take a bow,and I tried, but couldn't make him barkor get him to meow.He was terrible at playing dead.He couldn't jump a rope.When he wouldn't do a single trickI simply gave up hope.Though I liked my pet tomato,I returned him with regret.Boy, I sure do hope this watermelonmakes a better pet.}