

The sun peeks up with a yawn and a stretch, "Good morning!" trumpets Ellie, no time to fetch. Monkey swings down with a cheeky little grin, "Let's play all day, come on, jump in!" Ziggy the zebra trots by with a wiggle, Gigi the giraffe lets out a happy giggle. Leo the lion gives a soft little roar, "Hooray for new rhymes! Let's open the door!"

Ziggy the zebra zooms zip, zip, zip, "Catch me if you can!" with a happy little skip. Ellie flaps her ears and gives a big cheer, Monkey claps his hands and shouts, "Over here!" Gigi stretches tall to watch the fun race, Leo lets out a roar to set the pace. Ziggy zooms past with a swish of his tail, "Rhyme time racing never, ever gets stale!"

Gigi the giraffe stretches up, up, up high, "I can touch the clouds way up in the sky!" Monkey swings over to give her a wave, "You're so tall, Gigi, you're super brave!" Ellie reaches too with her long trunk up top, Ziggy zips around and gives a little hop. Leo smiles wide and lets out a cheer, "Tall friends and small friends, we're all happy here!"

Leo the lion gives a great big ROAR, "I love my friends, I couldn't ask for more!" Ellie trumpets back with a happy little blast, Monkey swings by, swinging fast, fast, fast! Ziggy stomps his hooves with a clip and a clop, Gigi bends low for a friendly head bop. "Together we roar, we trumpet, we sing, rhyme time with friends is the best kind of thing!"

"Let's hide!" says Monkey, "and count to three!" Leo covers his eyes behind a big tree. Ellie squeezes small behind a tall, leafy fern, Gigi peeks out, it's hard not to turn! Ziggy zips fast to a hiding spot too, "Ready or not, here I come, coo-coo!" Leo finds them all with a happy little shout, "Found my friends! That's what rhyme time's about!"

Monkey swings down holding bananas, oh my! He juggles them up toward the bright blue sky. One banana slips and falls with a plop, Ellie catches it gently, "Oopsie, don't stop!" Ziggy giggles and rolls on the grass with glee, Gigi bends down low to pick number three. Leo laughs loud with a happy ha-ha, "Sharing with friends is the best thing by far!"

Drip, drop, drip, the rain starts to fall, "Let's dance in the puddles!" Monkey gives a call. Ellie splashes big with her great big feet, Ziggy stomps stripes to a splashy beat. Gigi tips her head back to catch every drop, Leo spins around and just cannot stop. "Rain time, rhyme time, so much fun today!" they all sing together in their puddly ballet.

"Let's build a fort!" says Ellie with glee, stacking big leaves beside the old tree. Monkey swings branches to make a roof top, Gigi holds steady so the leaves do not drop. Ziggy zooms in with sticks for the wall, Leo lies down, "This fort is so tall!" They squeeze in together, all cozy and snug, "Rhyme time forts deserve a big hug!"

Ellie finds berries, round, red, and sweet, "Let's share them all, that would be a treat!" Monkey passes berries from paw to paw, Ziggy takes one with a happy "Hee-haw!" Gigi bends low to get her small share, Leo waits last, "Friends, that's only fair!" They munch together under the warm, bright sun, "Sharing with friends makes everything fun!"

"Oh no!" says Gigi, "my scarf blew away!" The friends all search on this windy day. Ellie sniffs low, Ziggy zips through the grass, Monkey swings high to look as they pass. Leo spots it stuck on a branch up above, "Found it!" he roars with a lion-sized love. Gigi wraps it snug with a happy, big sigh, "Thank you, dear friends, you're the best, oh my!"

The sky turns pink as the sun starts to set, "Let's dance!" says Monkey, "the best dance yet!" Ellie sways slow with her big floppy ears, Ziggy twirls fast, no room for fears. Gigi bends gentle in a tall, swaying sway, Leo stomps rhythm to end the bright day. Together they boogie beneath the warm glow, "Rhyme time dancing, the best way to go!"

The stars twinkle bright in the soft nighttime sky, "Goodnight," whispers Ellie with a sleepy sigh. Monkey curls up on a cozy, soft leaf, Ziggy lies down with a peaceful relief. Gigi folds her long legs beneath the old tree, Leo hums softly, "Goodnight, one, two, three." "We laughed and we rhymed, what a wonderful day, goodnight, dear friends, until we play!"