In the hairy savannas of far, far away
There once lived a hunting dog who wanted to play
Instead of searching for food with other dogs
Mumbi curiously observed hopping frogs.
Instead of bringing back food to feed the ill
Mumbi hunted for fun, and followed the thrill.
Mumbi was always distracted, but never meant wrong
He was even distracted when wrong came along!
One day, Mumbi’s mom gave him a specific mission,
“On the next hunt, you have a very important position.
You must watch out for any lions ahead,
and if you see them, tell your brothers to spread!”
You see, dogs and lions did not ever agree,
and when they saw lions, dogs would often just flee.
So the fun-loving Mumbi was eager to show
he was able to protect his brothers from woe.
So, the fun-loving dog started on his way
When Banana, the monkey, asked him to play.
“I can’t play today”, he said to Banana,
“I must scout out for lions in the savanna.”
“The lions won’t bother you,” said Banana, with glee,
“The whole pride of lions is asleep under that tree.”
Mumbi, relieved to hear Banana’s good news,
decided to play, there was nothing to lose.
The two journeyed along underneath the trees
following adventure wherever they please.
When twilight came, Mumbi decided to return
He found his mother at home with tears of concern.
Mumbi explained what he did with his day
about sleeping lions, and deciding to play.
“My foolish Mumbi,” his mother then sighed,
“Because of your playing, your brothers died!”
Mumbi didn’t believe her, so he went on his own
to search for his brothers, but all he found was a bone.
Moral: Don’t play until the work’s done.
