Consider now the two-toed sloth,
Gamely hanging on with both
His sharpened claws onto a tree,
Whilst envying the sloths with three.
It struck me that the last couple of rhymes – although undoubtedly nonsense – have drifted away somewhat from the original short and sharp, in and out, ethos of the earlier zoo rhymes, so this is intended as something of a return. Truth is, it is impossible not to love a sloth with their big smiley faces – even though they are, apparently, covered in fleas, ticks and even moss. They can’t scratch them off can they? It’s so easy to lose your grip when you’ve only got two toes…
Getting On 
Yes, please consider the sloth
One of my favorite sons
I’d even take one made of cloth
to have one in my (blank blank blank )
aaaaaaaaaaaaaahahhahahaha Yes, I am tired.
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‘…currant buns’?
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Yes, please consider the sloth
One of my favorite sons
It will only come down from the tree tops
If you offer it hot current buns
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AWESOME!!!
(we don’t have hot currant buns here)
LOL!!
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Perhaps they can’t be bothered to groom themselves? The word slothful exists for some reason.
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Excellent point 😊
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My Uncle Derek was a sloth,
or so my Aunty said,
She put poison in his tea,
And now my uncle’s dead!
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Well it was never going to end well 😂
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Ah, the good old days. Upgrading to that third toe must have been like getting a new iPhone.
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Consider the sloth, moving so slow
As slow as slow can be
And once he’s covered with all that algae
He’s even boring to a flea
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Laugh Today and Tomorrow
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