Tadpole
Tadpole, tadpole,
Super sad pole,
Had no legs to hop...
Didn't look like cousin Jim,
Or even mom or pop!
Tadpole, tadpole,
Super sad pole,
Not like mom or dad,
 
After eyeballs,
Only tail,
Made her really sad!
Tadpole, tadpole,
Super sad pole,
Had no lungs for air,
Had to use,
Gills to breathe,
It really wasn't fair!
Tadpole, tadpole,
Super glad pole,
Sat there on a log,
In the water,
A reflection,
She'd become a frog!
Tadpole:
Tadpoles (or pollywogs) are the larval forms of amphibians- commonly frogs and toads. After tadpoles hatch from their eggs they live strictly in the water and breathe with gills, but as time passes they undergo a metamorphosis and grow legs, arms, and develop lungs for respiration.
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