Augustus No Soup Poem by Heinrich Hoffman

Описание: "The Story of Augustus - who would not have any Soup" is a children's poem by Heinrich Hoffman. This kids' poem is read from "STRUWWELPETER: MERRY STORIES AND FUNNY PICTURES" by Heinrich Hoffman.

This video is a READ ALOUD, READ ALONG version of the poem, so young readers can join the narrator in reading the poem. The video tells the story of a boy called Augustus. Usually Augustus is a good child and eats what he is given to eat. One day, the chubby boy decides he won't eat his daily bowl of soup. His refusal to eat causes Augustus to quickly lose weight, and he becomes gravely ill. Within a short period of only five days, young Augustus dies from not eating.

This story serves as a cautionary tale for kids that are fussy eaters. Nutrient-rich foods are an essential part of anyone's diet, but more so for growing children. Soup is not a "nasty" dish as Augustus implies - it is chock full of minerals and vitamins.


THE STORY of AUGUSTUS

Augustus was a chubby lad;
Fat ruddy cheeks Augustus had:
And everybody saw with joy
The plump and hearty, healthy boy.
He ate and drank as he was told,
And never let his soup get cold.

But one day, one cold winter's day,
He screamed out "Take the soup away!
O take the nasty soup away!
I won't have any soup today."

Next day, now look, the picture shows
How lank and lean Augustus grows!
Yet, though he feels so weak and ill,
The naughty fellow cries out still
"Not any soup for me, I say:
O take the nasty soup away!
I won't have any soup today."

The third day comes: Oh what a sin!
To make himself so pale and thin.
Yet, when the soup is put on table,
He screams, as loud as he is able,

"Not any soup for me, I say:
O take the nasty soup away!
I WON'T have any soup today."

Look at him, now the fourth day's come!
He scarcely weighs a sugar-plum;
He's like a little bit of thread,
And, on the fifth day, he was dead!

MUSIC CREDITS:
The theme music for this video was composed and recorded by Eddie Lewis (www.EddieLewis.com).