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Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

A Christmas Poem: Sick by Shel Silverstein

Harry Potter and the Sacred Text

Vanessa Zoltan, Casper ter Kuile & Ariana Nedelman

Religion & Spirituality, Books, Jk Rowling, Sprituality, Sacred, Sacred Reading, Philosophy, Harry Potter, Arts, Reading, Society & Culture

4.76.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2019

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Here's a little treat from Casper. You can find the poem in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein. Happy Holidays!

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0:00.0

Hello everyone, it's a little Christmas day poem for you from Casper and the whole Harry

0:13.6

Potter and the Sacred Textine.

0:15.8

This year we've gone for an old favourite, by Shell Silverstein and it's called Sick.

0:22.3

I cannot go to school today, said little Piggy and McKay.

0:26.0

I have the measles and the mumps, a gash, a rash and purple bumps.

0:30.6

My mouth is wet, my throat is dry.

0:33.5

I'm going blind in my right eye.

0:35.8

My tonsils are as big as rocks.

0:37.8

I've counted 16 chickenpox.

0:41.0

And there's one more.

0:42.2

That's 17.

0:43.8

And don't you think my face looks green?

0:45.9

My leg is cut, my eyes are blue.

0:48.4

It might be an asthmatic flu.

0:50.9

My coffin, sneeze and gasp and choke.

0:53.7

I'm sure that my left leg is broke, my hips hurt.

0:56.9

When I move my chin, my belly buttons gaving in.

1:00.5

My back is wrenched and my ankle's sprained.

1:03.8

My appendix pains each time it rains.

1:06.6

My nose is cold and my toes are numb.

1:09.5

I have a sliver in my thumb.

1:11.8

My neck is stiff, my voice is weak.

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