PUT ME IN THE ZOO

This title was originally catalogued by the Library of Congress as follows: Lopshire, Robert. Put me in the zoo. [New York] Beginner Books: distributed by Random House [1960] 58p. illus. 24 cm. (Beginner books, B-17) I. Title PZ8.3.L862Pu 60-13494

ISBN: 978-0-394-80017-2

eISBN: 978-0-375-98686-4

Copyright © 1960, renewed 1988 by Robert Lopshire. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in New York by Beginner Books, Inc., and simultaneously in Toronto, Canada, by Random House of Canda Limited.

v3.1.r1

To Ted, Helen and Phyllis

Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

First Page

I will go into the zoo.

I want to see it.

Yes, I do.

I would like to

live this way.

This is where

I want to stay.

Will you keep me

in the zoo?

I want to stay

in here with you.

We do not want you

in the zoo.

Out you go!

Out! Out with you.

Why did they

put me out this way?

I should be in.

I want to stay.

Why should they

put you in the zoo?

What good are you?

What can you do?

What good am I?

What can I do?

Now here is one thing

I can do.

Look! Now all his spots

are blue!

And now his spots are orange!

Say!

He looks very good

that way.

Now look at this!

What do you see?

Green spots! As green

as green can be!

Violet spots!

Say! You are good!

Do more! Do more!

We wish you would.

I can do more.

Look! This is new.

Blue, orange, green,

and violet, too.

Oh! They would put me

in the zoo,

if they could see

what I can do.

I can put my spots

up on this ball.

And I can put them

on a wall.

I can put them

on a cat.

And I can put them

on a hat.

I can put them

on the zoo!

And I can put

my spots on you!

Look at this, now!

One! Two! Three!

I can put them

on a tree.

And now

when I say “One, two, three...”

all my spots

are back on me!

Look, now!

Here is one thing more.

I take my spots.

I make them four.

Oh! They would put me

in the zoo,

if they could see

what I can do.

I take my spots,

I take them all,

And I can make them

very small.

And now, you see,

I take them all

and I can make them

very tall.

And when I want

to have more fun,

I take my spots

and make them one.

Yes, they should put me

in the zoo.

The things my spots

and I can do!

See! I can put them

in a box.

I take them out.

They look like socks.

And I can put them

way up high.

Up, up they go!

I make them fly.

I put them

high up in the air.

My spots fly here.

My spots fly there.

I call them back, now,

One! Two! Three!

Now all my spots

are back with me.

Tell me. Tell me, now,

you two.

Do you like

the things I do?

Tell me. Tell me, now,

you two.

Will they put me

in the zoo?

We like all

the things you do.

We like your spots,

we like you, too.

But

you should not

be in the zoo.

No. You should NOT

be in the zoo.

With all the things

that you can do,

the circus

is the place

for you!

Yes!

This is where

I want to be.

The circus is

the place for me!