Петр Тобуроков
Playing with the Sun
Why?
Why does our sun shine?
To make our planet warm
Why does it get warm?
To make wheat grow
Why does it grow?
To bake a bread and bun
Why is bread baked?
To make my child well-fed
Why do I need to be well-fed?
To be strong and active.
Why do I need to be strong?
To drive the tractor,
To fly on a plane,
To swim through the sea,
To be a better man!
“Playing with the sun”
All day long
Whom we play with?
All day long
We play with the sun!
If we go to the field,
It walks with us as shadow.
If we walk in the wood,
It follows us through the trees.
If we stand backwards,
It warms our napes.
If we stand still,
It warms our cheeks.
Early in the morning
It calls to go outside.
Lately in the evening
It goes away, why?
“I want to be old enough”
I want to be old enough
To finally go to school.
My books and my notebooks
I promise will be good.
I’ll listen really carefully
To teacher’s every words,
Exciting and amazing things
Surely will be learned.
Oh, when will I be old enough?
To finally go to school,
To carry my new backpack,
While I run to school.
Letters I know
I know the letter A:
Top of it is peak,
At the bottom- two feet
And across the middle.
I know the letter O:
It’s round like a ball
And shaped in oval
As a hoop for hula hoop.
I know the letter T:
As tack without help
It stands on its one leg.
And tries to train a cat
With a stick over its head.
I know the letter G:
It’s a giant green bug
So generous and smart,
It has got a warm heart
And happy to give a hug.
I know the letter H:
It’s horse eating hay
Every hour, every day,
Gets prepared for a long way
To travel the world someday.
Numbers
One
What is number one?
One has none:
Has no friends
Has nothing else
Has no pair
No one’s there
All alone
Two
For stepping and walking
I’ve got two legs
For swinging and waving
I’ve got two hands
To look at you
I’ve got my eyes — two!
To listen to you
I’ve got two ears too!
Three
One rat
Put on a grey hat
Second rat
Put on a white hat
Third rat
Put on a red hat
How many rats are there?
How many hats are on them?
Four
Fall is here, the leaves on the trees
Are gold-like, look at this!
On winter then, it’s getting cold
Frosty forest is really old.
Spring is coming: the snow starts to thaw
And dazzling sun doesn’t go anymore
On summer after it’s so hot
Let's go swimming, have fun a lot.
Fall, spring, summer, winter
We repeated four seasons
Now count all of them
The year was fully finished.
Five
How many fingers do you have?
The first one is pinky
The second — ring finger,
The third one is middle
The fourth — index finger
The fifth is thumb
The strongest one of all time!
Five fingers are at peace
Their house is cozy mitten
They play together, well at least
They never fight even a little.
Six
My pal Mosquito
Tell me how much
Legs do you have?
— I can’t do math
I can’t tell, alas
Do me a favor
You’re cleverer
Count by yourself!
Once legs were counted:
There were six of it.
Cockroach-John Coach
The most famous roach!
You’re big as a bull
Your horns are huge,
So why then are you confused
About amount of leg you use?
— Unlike mosquito
I counted it:
There were six of it.
Seven
Monday
What a day,
Mommy gave me candy!
Tuesday –
Time to play
With my teddy bear
On Wednesday
In the garden
I watered cabbage then
On Thursday
Along with my sister
I was in the forest
Friday
Was a movie night
With Steve, my bud.
Eight
Once lived a family:
Brother, sister
Granddad, grandma,
Dasha, Mary
Misha, Gregor
Count on your fingers –
Eight, of course!
Nine
Nine big heads
Nine narrow horns
Nine bandy legs
Nine splayed hands
Powerful and huge beast
Slowly moving forward
See! It’s coming to us,
Let’s call the hero Nyurgun
He’ll capture it and lock away
Hooray!
Ten
Phillip has sandpiper
Ivan has two cranes
Austin has three mallards
Timmy has four teals
Viktor has five ducks
Archie has six shovelers
Semyon has seven diving ducks
Kim has eight wigeons
Tolya has nine cockerels
Anton has ten scoters
About names
(fragment)
In the whole world
Everything has names!
A knife, an axe, an atlas
A scarf and gloves, a mattress
Fun and fuss, happiness
Even wooden house
Even pine doors -
Keep in mind, kids
Everything has names.