Garbage Truck Monster

By Jane Morton

The garbage truck monster

Roars up the street,

Looking for garbage

To pick up and eat.

He stops at a can

And gulps down his dinner.

The foul-smelling mixture

Goes into his “inner.”

Bottles and boxes

And cans disappear

As he gnashes and smashes

And grinds into gear.

He growls and he howls,

And I guess I know why—

If I ate what he ate,

I’m sure I would die!

Illustrated by Shauna Mooney