The
Unicorn
By Shel Silverstein
When reading the poem
for the first time I felt like reading pages from the Bible but in rhyming
verses. It tells us why unicorns are no longer to be found among the animals we
all know today: crocodiles, geese, chimpanzees, camels, “catsandratsandelephants”.
It is a very sad story but with a moral.
The poet’s tone is sad
but using the words “oh them silly Unicorn” it is obvious that he blames them
for their own disappearance. Not listening to warnings and behaving
irresponsibly and childish can have dramatic consequences.
I do recommend this
poem to children and not only as it is really important to listen carefully
when you are warned about something and always take things seriously.
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