Boys are big experts
at looking for trouble.
They climb over fences,
they tunnel through rubble.
Boys like to take their time
when called to the table;
boys love to eat - like
they lived in a stable.

Boys tend to throw things
and get into tussles,
make nasty noises
and show off their muscles -
lots of stuff leading
to bruises and bleeding—
Why don't they stop for a while…
and start READING?