‫סיפורי פילים‬

‫פיל בכובע‬ ‫פיל על ענף‬ ‫פיל על צינור‬ ‫פיל על חבל‬ ‫פיל מקפץ‬

‫עף לגובה‬ ‫מביט בקרנף‬ ‫מנגן בכינור‬ ‫פורט על נבל‬ ‫ניתלה על העץ‬

‫פילון בתוך סיר‬ ‫פיל עם צנונית‬ ‫פיל גדל אוזניים‬ ‫פיל על סולם‬ ‫פיל עם כנפיים‬ ‫פיל עם צלחת‬

‫את גופו הוא מסתיר‬ ‫יושב על כרית‬ ‫עלה על מאזניים‬ ‫מסתכל עם כולם‬ ‫ממריא לשמיים‬ ‫משמין לו מנחת‬

‫פיל על כדור‬ ‫פיל עם תלתל‬ ‫פיל עם מלפפון‬ ‫פיל עם אופניים‬ ‫פיל עם עגיל‬ ‫פיל על קטנוע‬
‫מביט בתמרור‬ ‫רוכב בגלגל‬ ‫רץ עם עפיפון‬ ‫עומד על ידיים‬ ‫לובש מעיל‬ ‫עולה בדרגנוע‬

‫פיל עם פרח‬ ‫פיל בגרביים‬ ‫פיל אוכל לחם‬ ‫פיל חננה‬ ‫פיל במשקפיים‬

‫מחליק על הקרח‬ ‫צועד אחת שתיים‬ ‫יהיה רחב שכם‬ ‫אוכל בננה‬ ‫נועל מגפיים‬

‫פיל ופנתר‬ ‫פיל על שטיח‬ ‫פיל עם כפית‬ ‫פיל עם שפם‬ ‫פיל בעציץ‬

‫מנגנים על פסנתר‬ ‫אוכל אבטיח‬ ‫אוכל לו כרובית‬ ‫אוכל תירס חם‬ ‫שותה לו קצת מיץ‬

‫פיל בגיגית‬ ‫פיל ופרפר‬ ‫פיל עם ספל‬ ‫פיל עם בלון‬

‫מתיז על זיקית‬ ‫משחקים עם צרצר‬ ‫לומד לוח כפל‬ ‫רוקד בחלון‬

‫חנה קסטל‬
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Ben Sommer
 LESSER-KNOWN ELEPHANT ACTIVITIES

It is not at all An elephant, as one can

Elephants are rather spry The elephant reckons it no sin This elephant is really sharp,
preposterous see,
And dream of jumping up To sit and play the violin She sits on a tightrope and
For an elephant to watch May sometimes jump
quite high. And he will not even gripe plays on a harp.
a rhinocerous. into a tree.
If he must sit upon a pipe.

A baby elephant will Elephants don’t think it An elephant likes to Elephants would like to The elephant who eats
An elephant likes to use his ears
hide in a pot caddish climb a ladder fly too much from his plate
To keep his balance, it appears.
And of course, pretend To sit on a cushion and It lifts him up and So now and then you Will put on weight.
For some it is a sort of grail
that he is not. eat a nice radish. makes him gladder. see one try. (He thinks it’s great)
To do the deed upon a scale.

Elephants know how to deal It’s fun to run with a

An elephant knows it is right
With a good gymnastic
and fine
wheel.
To pay attention to a traffic
Your sporty type, with
sign.
roguish curl,
Simply can’t resist a whirl.
An elephant, when he There’s elephants who A wild elephant feels that
nice cucumber -
tries to, find it cheering nothing is greater
And flying a kite does
Does bicycle tricks To dress up in a coat Than to zoom, on his scooter,
not encumber.
That may surprise you. and earring. up a mall escalator.

An elephant in
A pachyderm with a flower can Elephants find that Some elephants are The elephant says
spectacles
look rather great, good thick socks tuskular ‘Remember, mens sana
May put his feet in
And seem really cool when he Help stamping feet and therefore … In corpore sano – so eat
receptacles.
steps out to skate. absorb the shocks. Bread to be muscular… a banana.
Boots suit.

An elephant is polite, by
The panther and the An elephant needs no
Well-known, but always golly, Corn is good, corn is crunchy
elephant excuse
worth retellin’, He’ll use a fine teaspoon to If a chap is feeling munchy.
Find Beethoven most To sit in a plant and sip
Elephants like watermelon. eat a nice cauli.
relevant. orange juice.

It’s a little game they like to play, The elephant is rather able Sometimes, in the afternoons,
Elephant, cricket and butterfly
It’s called ‘surprise chameleon And likes to learn his twelve times Elephants like to dance with
Don’t let a chance for a game go by.
spray.’ table. balloons.

Ben Sommer
 ‫חנה קסטל‬ ‫סיפורי פילים‬

‫פיל בכובע‬ ‫פיל על ענף‬ ‫פיל על צינור‬ ‫פיל על חבל‬ ‫פיל מקפץ‬
‫עף לגובה‬ ‫מביט בקרנף‬ ‫מנגן בכינור‬ ‫פורט על נבל‬ ‫ניתלה על העץ‬

‫פילון בתוך סיר‬ ‫פיל עם צנונית‬ ‫פיל גדל אוזניים‬ ‫פיל על סולם‬ ‫פיל עם כנפיים‬ ‫פיל עם צלחת‬
‫את גופו הוא מסתיר‬ ‫יושב על כרית‬ ‫עלה על מאזניים‬ ‫מסתכל עם כולם‬ ‫ממריא לשמיים‬ ‫משמין לו מנחת‬

‫פיל על כדור‬ ‫פיל עם תלתל‬ ‫פיל עם מלפפון‬ ‫פיל עם אופניים‬ ‫פיל עם עגיל‬ ‫פיל על קטנוע‬
‫מביט בתמרור‬ ‫רוכב בגלגל‬ ‫רץ עם עפיפון‬ ‫עומד על ידיים‬ ‫לובש מעיל‬ ‫עולה בדרגנוע‬

‫פיל עם פרח‬ ‫פיל בגרביים‬ ‫פיל אוכל לחם‬ ‫פיל חננה‬ ‫פיל במשקפיים‬
‫מחליק על הקרח‬ ‫צועד אחת שתיים‬ ‫יהיה רחב שכם‬ ‫אוכל בננה‬ ‫נועל מגפיים‬

‫פיל ופנתר‬ ‫פיל על שטיח‬ ‫פיל עם כפית‬ ‫פיל עם שפם‬ ‫פיל בעציץ‬
‫מנגנים על פסנתר‬ ‫אוכל אבטיח‬ ‫אוכל לו כרובית‬ ‫אוכל תירס חם‬ ‫שותה לו קצת מיץ‬

‫פיל בגיגית‬ ‫פיל ופרפר‬ ‫פיל עם ספל‬ ‫פיל עם בלון‬

‫מתיז על זיקית‬ ‫משחקים עם צרצר‬ ‫לומד לוח כפל‬ ‫רוקד בחלון‬

Lesser Known Elephant Activities Ben Sommer

The elephant reckons it no sin

Elephants are rather spry
And dream of jumping up quite high.
A baby elephant will hide in a pot
Elephants don’t think it caddish
And of course, pretend that he is
To sit on a cushion and eat a nice
not.
Elephants know how to deal
With a good gymnastic wheel.
Your sporty type, with roguish curl,
Simply can’t resist a whirl.
A pachyderm with a flower can look rather
great,
And seem really cool when he steps out to
skate.
It is not at all preposterous
To sit and play the violin
For an elephant to watch a rhinocerous.
And he will not even gripe
If he must sit upon a pipe.
An elephant likes to use his ears An elephant likes to climb a
To keep his balance, it appears. ladder
For some it is a sort of grail It lifts him up and makes
radish. To do the deed upon a scale. him gladder.
It’s fun to run with a nice cucumber - An elephant, when he tries to,
There’s elephants who find it cheering
And flying a kite does not encumber. Does bicycle tricks
That may surprise you.
Elephants find that good thick socks Some elephants are tuskular
Help stamping feet absorb the shocks. and therefore …
Bread to be muscular…
This elephant is really sharp,
She sits on a tightrope and plays on a
harp.
Elephants would like to fly
So now and then you see one try.
To dress up in a coat and earring.
The elephant says
‘Remember, mens sana
In corpore sano –
so, eat a banana.
An elephant, as one can see,
May sometimes jump into a tree.
The elephant who eats
too much from his plate
Will put on weight.
(He thinks it’s great)
A wild elephant feels
that nothing is greater
Than to zoom, on his scooter,
up a mall escalator.
An elephant in spectacles
May put his feet in receptacles.
Boots suit.

The panther and the elephant
Find Beethoven most relevant.
Well-known, but always worth retellin’, Corn is good, corn is crunchy An elephant needs no excuse
An elephant is polite, by golly,
Elephants like watermelon. If a chap is feeling munchy. To sit in a plant and sip orange juice.
He’ll use a fine teaspoon to eat a nice cauli.
The elephant is rather able
Elephant, cricket and butterfly Sometimes, in the afternoons,
It’s a little game they like to play, And likes to learn his twelve times
Don’t let a chance for a game go by. Elephants like to dance with balloons.
It’s called ‘surprise chameleon spray.’ table.