stardines
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Greenwillow Books, 2013
Written by Jack Prelutsky
Illustrated by Carin Berger
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braindeer
braindeer are very clever,
braindeer are very wise.
Their brains are very wrinkled
And of a massive size.
Their minds are overflowing
With extreme intelligence.
braindeer have lots of knowledge,
braindeer have lots of sense.

With endless perserverance
They serenely mill about,
Reflecting on the universe
And figuring it out.
But, sadly, they cannot convey
A solitary thought,
For
braindeer cannot speak
nor write–
Their thinking is for naught.
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Stardines