Ryers Readers - How Do You Hug A Porcupine?

Episode Date: September 23, 2022

Everyone deserves a hug, even a prickly porcupine! But, how do you hug a porcupine?!

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How Do You Hug a Porcupine? By Lori Isop. Can you hug a horse? Of course. A cow? With arms around her neck, that's how. A dog or a cat is not too hard. Just hug them in your own backyard.

Hugging bunnies is just divine. But how do you hug a porcupine? Can you hug some billy goats? Entice them with a bag of oats. And surely you can hug a pig. Just spread your arms out extra big. With baby chicks, be sweet, be kind. But how do you hug a porcupine?

This prickly fellow won't be easy My stomach's feeling kind of queasy He wears a coat of thorny quills To hug this one will take some skills A hedgehog is a little prickly An ostrich is a little tickly A chimpanzee will hug you back I've never tried to hug a yet

A giraffe requires quite a climb. But how do you hug a porcupine? An elephant? Please hug his trunk. I wouldn't want to hug a skunk. A kangaroo? Just hop this way. Don't let the dolphins slip away.

A panda probably wouldn't mind. But how do you hug a porcupine? You must go slowly. Never hurry. Porcupines aren't soft and furry. His quills defend him from his foes, but I'm his friend. He surely knows. It's finally time! This is how you hug a porcupine. Carefully! End. Don't forget to stick around to see if you can answer today's paying attention question. Before you go, do you think you can answer today's paying attention question? Where do you hug an elephant? If you answered on its trunk, you did it! Great job! You sure were paying attention.

I hope you enjoyed that story. I wonder what we're going to read next.