{"id":62,"date":"2005-12-21T12:56:49","date_gmt":"2005-12-21T19:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcgaughey.edublogs.org\/2005\/12\/21\/the-twelve-days-of-christmas\/"},"modified":"2005-12-21T12:56:49","modified_gmt":"2005-12-21T19:56:49","slug":"the-twelve-days-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mr.mcgaughey.ca\/?p=62","title":{"rendered":"The Twelve Days of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n      The Twelve Days of Christmas<br \/>As told by Mr. McGaughey&#8217;s Grade 4 Class<\/p>\n<p>On<br \/>\n      the Twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me,<\/p>\n<p>Tommy T.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve<br \/>\n      cameras snapping<br \/>Eleven souvenirs<br \/>Ten suitcases<br \/>Nine guidebooks<br \/>Eight<br \/>\n      bottles of sunscreen<br \/>Seven free-of-charge meals<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      guides-a-yapping<br \/>Five expensive plane tickets<br \/>Four scuba sets<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      bathing suits<br \/>Two pairs of sunglasses<br \/>And a cruise in the<br \/>\n      Caribbean Sea<\/p>\n<p>Abbie<br \/>Twelve teachers dancing<br \/>Eleven<br \/>\n      sharpeners sharpening<br \/>Ten teachers growling<br \/>Nine pieces of<br \/>\n      homework to do<br \/>Eight students-a-working<br \/>Seven trees a swimming<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      teachers-a-writing<br \/>Five gold pencils<br \/>Four purple desks<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      French Shoes<br \/>Two big pimples<br \/>And a running shoe that smells like<br \/>\n      old milk\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Troy E.<br \/>Twelve happy memories<br \/>Eleven candy canes<br \/>Ten mean<br \/>\n      brothers<br \/>Nine pair of socks<br \/>Eight flying snowmen<br \/>Seven red<br \/>\n      poinsettias<br \/>Six blue toboggans<br \/>Five barking dogs<br \/>Four of<br \/>\n      Santa&#8217;s elves<br \/>Three Christmas cookies<br \/>Two Santa Rides<br \/>And<br \/>\n      underwear that smells stinky<\/p>\n<p>Kalton K.<br \/>Twelve worms<br \/>\n      digging.<br \/>Eleven swimming swans<br \/>Ten manatees<br \/>Nine hummingbirds<br \/>Eight<br \/>\n      polar bears<br \/>Seven penguins dancing<br \/>Six elephants<br \/>Five running<br \/>\n      horses<br \/>Four cows eating<br \/>Three billy goats bouncing<br \/>Two turtles<br \/>\n      in a pond<br \/>And a guinea pig in a pear tree<\/p>\n<p>Josh B.<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      chickens flying<br \/>Eleven TVs watching<br \/>Ten toes a-wiggling<br \/>Nine<br \/>\n      cats patting<br \/>Eight time-out sheets<br \/>Seven Xbox 360s<br \/>Six bunnies<br \/>\n      pooping<br \/>Five smelly rings<br \/>Four reindeer running<br \/>Three X-Box<br \/>\n      games<br \/>Two shiny bones<br \/>And bull running at a pine tree.<\/p>\n<p>Drew<br \/>On<br \/>\n      the twelfth day of Christmas, a farmer gave to me, Twelve cows dancing<br \/>On<br \/>\n      the eleventh day of Christmas, my reindeer lent to me, Eleven little<br \/>\n      carrots<br \/>On the tenth day of Christmas, a cashier gave to me, Ten<br \/>\n      chocolate bars<br \/>On the ninth day of Christmas, Santa gave to me, Nine<br \/>\n      little dollies<br \/>On the eighth day of Christmas, Frosty gave to me,<br \/>\n      Eight silky hats<br \/>On the seventh day of Christmas, my pet rock gave to<br \/>\n      me, Seven bags of nothing<br \/>On the sixth day of Christmas, the King<br \/>\n      gave to me, Six fresh turkeys<br \/>On the fifth day of Christmas, my<br \/>\n      friend threw at me, Five ugly fish<br \/>On the fourth day of Christmas, My<br \/>\n      Grandma gave to me, Four leather purses<br \/>On the third day of<br \/>\n      Christmas, my brother gave to me, Three pans of burnt brownies<br \/>On the<br \/>\n      second day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me, Two pieces of poison<br \/>\n      cheese<br \/>And On the first day of Christmas my enemy gave to me, a<br \/>\n      microwave in a pine tree.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas<br \/>Twelve monkeys swinging<br \/>Eleven<br \/>\n      snowmen<br \/>Ten flying arrows<br \/>Nine silly serpents<br \/>Eight smiley faces<br \/>Seven<br \/>\n      shiny rings<br \/>Six slithering snakes<br \/>Five English muffins<br \/>Four<br \/>\n      silly masks<br \/>Three smelly socks<br \/>Two Turtles<br \/>And a donkey in a<br \/>\n      banana tree.<\/p>\n<p>Joey<br \/>Twelve Santa posters<br \/>Eleven Koolaid<br \/>\n      Jammers<br \/>Ten Freaky Milk Cartons<br \/>Nine Yellow Chairs<br \/>Eight<br \/>\n      Treasure Chests<br \/>Seven Pink Snowflakes<br \/>Six CD players<br \/>Five<br \/>\n      golden hats<br \/>Four white toilets<br \/>Three green radios<br \/>Two hair dries<br \/>And<br \/>\n      a doggy in a pear tree.<\/p>\n<p>Symantha<br \/>Twelve balls of wool<br \/>Eleven<br \/>\n      Jacks sitting on porcupines<br \/>Ten Katies Leaping<br \/>Nine farmers<br \/>\n      driving tractors<br \/>Eight piggies singing<br \/>Seven Santa Clauses<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      Gillians Laughing<br \/>Five Guinea Pigs<br \/>Four Regans building<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      Kaltons walking<br \/>Two goosys dancing<br \/>And a flake of snow on a tree.<\/p>\n<p>Baileigh<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      pencil sharpeners<br \/>Eleven snowmen<br \/>Ten fire-breathing fish<br \/>Nine<br \/>\n      children running<br \/>Eight fat pigs<br \/>Seven pounds of snow<br \/>Six flying<br \/>\n      snowballs<br \/>Five smelly socks<br \/>Four playing cards<br \/>Three English<br \/>\n      muffins<br \/>Two sheets of paper<br \/>And a kitten in an apple tree<\/p>\n<p>Kate<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      striped stockings<br \/>Eleven Santa Clauses<br \/>Ten jingle bells<br \/>Nine<br \/>\n      galloping horses<br \/>Eight flying reindeer<br \/>Seven puppy dogs<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      Christmas kittens<br \/>Five twinkling stars<br \/>Four tiny elves<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      wise men<br \/>Two candy canes<br \/>And a blue jay in a pine tree<\/p>\n<p>Bronte<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      pairs a leaping<br \/>Eleven bunnies hopping<br \/>Ten bunnies eating<br \/>Nine<br \/>\n      glitters swimming<br \/>Eight doggys drooling<br \/>Seven people swimming<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      bunnies sewing<br \/>Five golden eggs<br \/>Four climbing roses<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      French cookies<br \/>Two candy canes<br \/>And a doggy in its very own bed<\/p>\n<p>Luke<br \/>\n      A.<br \/>On the twelfth day of Christmas my zookeeper gave to me,<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      turkeys terrified<br \/>Eleven elephants elevating<br \/>Ten turtles<br \/>\n      tap-dancing<br \/>Nine newts knowing<br \/>Eight apes arm wrestling<br \/>Seven<br \/>\n      smelly sasquaches<br \/>Six super snails<br \/>Five purple hippos<br \/>Four<br \/>\n      funny butterflies<br \/>Three French frogs<br \/>Two tall giraffes<br \/>And a<br \/>\n      penguin in a pine tree<\/p>\n<p>Jack<br \/>Twelve normal acorns<br \/>Eleven<br \/>\n      pieces of gum<br \/>Ten purple markers<br \/>Nine laughing weirdos<br \/>Eight<br \/>\n      turkey dinners<br \/>Seven itchy sweaters<br \/>Six demented snowmen<br \/>Five<br \/>\n      golden pom-poms<br \/>Four movie tickets<br \/>Three computer geeks<br \/>Two<br \/>\n      dancing turtles<br \/>And a Joey in a cactus tree.<\/p>\n<p>Gillian<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      green erasers<br \/>Eleven flying fans<br \/>Ten teletubbies<br \/>Nine prickly<br \/>\n      pencils<br \/>Eight mousie magnets<br \/>Seven monkeys eating up my dad<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      stinky socks<br \/>Five flaming marshmallows<br \/>Four pop cans exploding<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      snowflakes melting<br \/>Two 3-headed squirrels<br \/>And a pig rolling in a<br \/>\n      muddy sea<\/p>\n<p>Rowan<br \/>Twelve reindeer running<br \/>Eleven eels stinging<br \/>Ten<br \/>\n      tapirs tapping<br \/>Nine lizards lurking<br \/>Eight dingoes digging<br \/>Seven<br \/>\n      coyotes carolling<br \/>Six lemurs leaping<br \/>Five freaky fish<br \/>Four<br \/>\n      howling hippos<br \/>Three French flies<br \/>Two snapping turtles<br \/>And a<br \/>\n      monkey and his pet flea<\/p>\n<p>Katie<br \/>Twelve fish a-swirling<br \/>Eleven<br \/>\n      bunnies chewing<br \/>Ten wolves eating<br \/>Nine reindeer dancing<br \/>Eight<br \/>\n      lions sitting<br \/>Seven turtles hiding<br \/>Six cats a-playing<br \/>Five pale<br \/>\n      rats<br \/>Four scary bats<br \/>Three lazy dogs<br \/>Two gray elephants<br \/>And<br \/>\n      a goat in a green tree.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner<br \/>Twelve turkeys<br \/>Eleven<br \/>\n      Grandpas dancing<br \/>Ten Santas flying<br \/>Nine Christmas trees<br \/>Eight<br \/>\n      cows a-mooing<br \/>Seven wreaths hanging<br \/>Six TVs<br \/>5 golden tractors<br \/>4<br \/>\n      PSPs<br \/>3 mp3 players<br \/>two playstations<br \/>and one X-box in a pear tree<\/p>\n<p>Katie<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      fish a swirling<br \/>Eleven bunnies chewing<br \/>Ten wolves eating<br \/>Nine<br \/>\n      reindeer dancing<br \/>Eight lions sitting<br \/>Seven turtles hiding<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      cats a-playing<br \/>Five pale rats<br \/>Four scary bats<br \/>Three lazy dogs<br \/>Two<br \/>\n      gray elephants<br \/>And a goat in a green tree<\/p>\n<p>Danielle<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      people playing<br \/>Eleven computers starting<br \/>Ten birdies flying<br \/>Nine<br \/>\n      lions a-roaming<br \/>Eight babies crying<br \/>Seven cats meowing<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      dwarfs humming<br \/>Five toaster strudels<br \/>Four open windows<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      apples and worms<br \/>Two word wall words<br \/>And a chicken in a pine tree<\/p>\n<p>Joan<br \/>On<br \/>\n      the twelfth day of Christmas, Professor Oak gave to me:<br \/>Twelve<br \/>\n      bulbasors whipping<br \/>Eleven commanders flaming<br \/>Ten squirtles<br \/>\n      squirting<br \/>Nine doe doos dancing<br \/>Eight jiggly puffs drawing<br \/>Seven<br \/>\n      Beedrils drilling<br \/>Six caterpies<br \/>Five Eevee evolutions<br \/>Four<br \/>\n      Eevees<br \/>Three Richus<br \/>Two Pichus<br \/>And a Pikachu yellow and red<\/p>\n<p>Melissa<br \/>Ten<br \/>\n      peanuts dancing<br \/>Nine kernels popping<br \/>Eight lions gazing<br \/>Seven<br \/>\n      witches singing<br \/>Six knives a-chopping<br \/>Five hairy legs<br \/>Four<br \/>\n      penguins prancing<br \/>Three spiders creeping<br \/>Two big snowballs<br \/>And<br \/>\n      a snowman in a snow tree.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Quinn<br \/>Four plasma TVs<br \/>Three silver game-boys<br \/>Two mp3 players<br \/>And<br \/>\n      one X-box in a video game tree.<\/p>\n<p>Ben<br \/>Two pyramids named by me<br \/>And<br \/>\n      some guy in a tree\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n      Luke C.<br \/>On the twelfth day of Christmas my evil sent to me:\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Twelve twined twisters<br \/>Eleven eerie crayons<br \/>Ten trotting trolls<br \/>Nine<br \/>\n      decorated dinners<br \/>Eight angry actors<br \/>Seven strict teachers<br \/>Six<br \/>\n      bees belching <br \/>Five stinky socks<br \/>Four grump gorillas<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      tarantualas shedding<br \/>Two black boars<br \/>and a devil in a devil tree.<\/p>\n<p>\n      Regan<br \/>Twelve pieces of chocolate<br \/>Eleven expired phone books<br \/>Ten<br \/>\n      ice cubes<br \/>Nine Buffy tickets<br \/>Eight pairs of skis<br \/>Seven grizzly<br \/>\n      bears<br \/>Six quacking geese<br \/>Five trumpeter swans<br \/>Four packs of lego<br \/>Three<br \/>\n      boxes of K&#8217;nex<br \/>Two Aid Kits<br \/>and a race car in a snow bank.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Twelve Days of ChristmasAs told by Mr. McGaughey&#8217;s Grade 4 Class On the Twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, Tommy T. 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