Sleigh Accident
Shhh, be quiet!
Do you hear it?
I can’t see it.
Are you near it?
Look right there!
It’s in the bush.
Are you sure?
Yes! Shush!!
A jingling hedge?
Look out, there’s thorns!
Is that a sleigh?
I saw some horns!
I’ll pull this back.
Then you climb under.
I kicked a sack!
Hmm, I wonder…
Do you hear it?
I can’t see it.
Are you near it?
Look right there!
It’s in the bush.
Are you sure?
Yes! Shush!!
A jingling hedge?
Look out, there’s thorns!
Is that a sleigh?
I saw some horns!
I’ll pull this back.
Then you climb under.
I kicked a sack!
Hmm, I wonder…
This poem is copyright (©) Annelies Judson 2026
About the Writer
Annelies Judson
Annelies Judson is a children's author and poet from Aotearoa New Zealand. She
loves cooking, cricket and her kids (not in that order). She also has alopecia, but
that is neither hair nor there. Her debut picture book, Turkey Hurly-Burly, was
released by Scholastic (NZ) in 2025. You can find her at anneliesjudson.wordpress.com
