As Effie elephant walked through some trees
She suddenly felt she was going to sneeze
And her trunk was so big and her trunk was so long
The sneeze that came out was amazingly strong
It sneezed away birds, as they flew by
It sneezed away clouds that were up in the sky
It sneezed away leaves and it sneezed away flowers
It sneezed away houses and castles and towers
When Effie had finished her huge ACHOO
A voice far far away called out – ‘Bless you’
Have you ever heard a kangaroo
Go ah-choo, ah-choo, ah-choo?
Have you ever seen a koala
Wearing a balaclava?
Cold kookaburras like to laugh,
But have you ever seen one wearing a scarf?
Owls make hoots
But don’t wear boots,
And as for wombats,
They don’t need hats.
So how come you and I will sneeze,
In the midst of winter’s icy freeze?
Australian Children’s Poetry 