Trouble Coming

Both educational and fun, this short rhythmic text tells the story of a mother alligator's clever trick to save her children from a forest fire. 'Trouble coming,' croaked the eagle. 'I can see it!' 'Trouble coming,' growled the bob-cat, 'I can hear it!' 'Trouble coming,' sniffed the otter, 'I can smell it!' There is panic in the swamp. A mother alligator raises her head above the water to see what all the fuss is about. A fork of lightning has started a great fire and all the animals are running away. But to their astonishment, the alligator runs in the opposite direction. She has a nest of eggs and must save her babies. When the babies hatch she leads them down under the water where they will stay submerged until the trouble is gone.