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    A Cat Called Elvis
    A Cat Called Elvis
    A Cat Called Elvis
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    A Cat Called Elvis

    By Brian Moses

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    In this fantastic book Brian Moses tells us about cats, dogs, dragons, New York, space, dinosaurs, spider-swallowing, why he has given up playing air guitar, why you cannot take a lobster though security, the ghosts of London underground and why fairies must have taken his brother!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPan Macmillan
    Release dateAug 2, 2012
    ISBN9781447229834
    A Cat Called Elvis
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    Brian Moses

    Brian Moses spends much of his time visiting schools, where he runs workshops sessions and performs his poetry. He has compiled numerous collections for Macmillan (total sales of over 750,000 copies), including The Works 2 and The Secret Lives of Teachers. He lives in Sussex with his wife and two daughters.

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      A Cat Called Elvis - Brian Moses

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      Targets

      My teacher says my targets are:

      To write more neatly,

      to spell more words correctly,

      to get more sums right,

      to chatter less

      and to behave myself.

      But the targets I set myself

      are far more interesting:

      To climb a tree to the top,

      to stop time before my spelling test,

      to think up a disappearing spell

      and try it out on my teacher,

      to leap from up high

      and to defy gravity.

      These are my targets,

      the ones I’m aiming to complete

      before next week . . .

      The ones my teacher sets

      may take a little longer . . .

      Hercules’ Gym

      Eros, the god of love,

      and Ares, the god of war,

      are often to be seen

      in combat on the floor,

      wrestling, one with the other,

      each one hoping to win,

      but war will never surrender

      and love will never give in,

      down at Hercules’ gym,

      we’re training

      down at Hercules’ gym.

      And Atlas, statue still,

      will advise you on lifting weights,

      instructing you how to spin

      a pile of tectonic plates.

      And then he’ll test your strength,

      watching you juggle with boulders

      till finally you’re ready to take

      the weight of the world on your shoulders,

      down at Hercules’ gym,

      we’re training

      down at Hercules’ gym.

      And you’ll meet your fitness trainer,

      a shifty guy called Hades,

      who thinks he’s Mr Universe

      and flatters all the ladies.

      But if you make Hades mad

      you’ll wonder what’s got into him

      as a swift punch breaks your jaw

      and all your lights go dim,

      down at Hercules’ gym,

      we’re training

      down at Hercules’ gym.

      And it’s best to pretend

      you haven’t seen

      Medusa on

      the rowing machine.

      Just turn right round

      and leave for home

      unless you fancy

      being set in stone

      down at Hercules’ gym,

      everybody’s going

      down to Hercules’ gym.

      So visit today, get real,

      get a special promotional deal,

      down at Hercules’ gym,

      down at Hercules’ gym,

      down at Hercules’ gym.

      (Just tell ’em,

      Zeus sent you.)

      A Cat Called Elvis

      (A cat called Elvis moved in next door . . .)

      Elvis is Elvis before he joined the army.

      No Vegas cat, fat and fortuned,

      he’s lean and mean,

      a sneer on his face.

      Kills birds,

      knocks ’em dead.

      A cat to be scared of,

      a twist of the hip,

      a curl of the lip.

      No diplomat,

      he’s a rock ’n’ roll cat.

      A cat on the wall,

      caterwauling.

      Bad news for any dog

      who steps on his

      blue suede shoes!

      Skunk Attack

      (In America, if your dog gets skunked you cannot bear to have him in the house. He has to live in the backyard for up to a year.

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