Hiding
I’m hiding, I’m hiding,
And no one knows where;
For all they can see is my
Toes and my hair.
And I just heard my father
Say to my mother -
“But, darling, he must be
Somewhere or other;”
“Have you looked in the inkwell?”
And Mother said, “Where?”
“In the inkwell,” said Father. But
I was not there.
Then “Wait!” cried my mother -
“I think that I see
Him under the carpet.” But
It was not me. “Inside the mirror’s
A pretty good place,”
Said Father and looked, but saw
Only his face.
“We’ve hunted,” sighed Mother,
“As hard as we could
And I am so afraid that we’ve
Lost him for good.”
Then I laughed out aloud
And I wiggled my toes
And Father said - “Look, dear,
I wonder if those
“Toes could be Benny’s?
There are ten of them, see?
And they were so surprised to find
Out it was me!
By Dorothy Aldis
Dorothy Aldis was born as Dorothy Keeley on 13 March 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. She became a children’s author and a poet. Her books include “Hiding” (1920) and “Nothing Is Impossible: The Story of Beatrix Potter” (1969). Dorothy Aldis passed on at 70 years of age on 4 July 1966 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States of America.
I’m hiding, I’m hiding,
And no one knows where;
For all they can see is my
Toes and my hair.
And I just heard my father
Say to my mother -
“But, darling, he must be
Somewhere or other;”
“Have you looked in the inkwell?”
And Mother said, “Where?”
“In the inkwell,” said Father. But
I was not there.
Then “Wait!” cried my mother -
“I think that I see
Him under the carpet.” But
It was not me. “Inside the mirror’s
A pretty good place,”
Said Father and looked, but saw
Only his face.
“We’ve hunted,” sighed Mother,
“As hard as we could
And I am so afraid that we’ve
Lost him for good.”
Then I laughed out aloud
And I wiggled my toes
And Father said - “Look, dear,
I wonder if those
“Toes could be Benny’s?
There are ten of them, see?
And they were so surprised to find
Out it was me!
By Dorothy Aldis
Dorothy Aldis was born as Dorothy Keeley on 13 March 1896 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. She became a children’s author and a poet. Her books include “Hiding” (1920) and “Nothing Is Impossible: The Story of Beatrix Potter” (1969). Dorothy Aldis passed on at 70 years of age on 4 July 1966 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States of America.
