The Wolf At The Door, by Lesley Moss

Illustration by Sam Zuppardi

The postman knocks once,
The postman knocks twice.
Rap rap!
Tappy tap!
Don’t answer that door!
This postman ain’t nice.

Prue stands transfixed 
in the hallway,
her back to 
the locked kitchen door.
The letterbox rattles, 
and through it appears
Not a letter or parcel or packet, 
oh no!
But a 
horrible 
hairy 
great 
PAW ...

A paw!
A claw!
A slavering jaw!
Tongue dripping,
Tail whipping,
Spine slipping,
Teeth gripping ...
A howl!
A growl!
An odour most foul!
It’s hairy!
It’s scary!
Prudence, be wary!

The wolfman knocks once,
The wolfman knocks twice.
Rap rap!
Tappy tap!
Don’t go through that door,
Wolfie - Prue don't play nice ...

HoOOWWWwwlllll !


Words: © Lesley Moss
Illustration: © Sam Zuppardi

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