The Perfect Wedding

A pig and a panda named Greg and Amanda

Were planning, one summer, to wed.

Said panda to pig, “I’m afraid I’m too big

For my veil to fit over my head!”

“Amanda, my dear,” said the piggy, “it’s clear

That the veil-maker made a mistake.

We’ll return to the shop, they’ll re-measure your top,

Then we’ll go out and pick out a cake!”

So without any pouting, they started their outing

And went to the bridal boutique.

But then, to their dismay, the door said, “We’re away

On vacation the rest of the week.”

“Oh, what will we do?” sighed Amanda, so blue

That she hung her huge head down in sorrow.

“If we don’t have a veil, I’m afraid we will fail

To be ready to marry tomorrow!”

Greg the pig hugged his bride, then his eyes opened wide—

An idea had come over the pig!

“It won’t matter at all if your veil is too small,

For my top hat is slightly too big!

“If we trade them tonight, they will fit us just right.

I can be the first pig-groom in lace,

As long as my bride is right there by my side

With my top hat above her sweet face.”

So that’s just what they did; each one got a new lid.

Neither one was too big or too little.

Then a cake of fine slop with a heart on the top

And a ring of bamboo in the middle.

The next day at the wedding, they kept on forgetting

Which one was the bride or the groom.

They were dressed half-and-halfed, but they danced and they laughed,

And their love made the wildflowers bloom.