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Gloomeris the Serious Laughing Hyena Meets Dr. Cluck. Illustrations – Rotem Omri by Mel Rosenberg - מל רוזנברג - Illustrated by Rotem Omri - Ourboox.com

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Gloomeris the Serious Laughing Hyena Meets Dr. Cluck. Illustrations – Rotem Omri

by Mel Rosenberg - מל רוזנברג

Artwork: Rotem Omri

After fruitful careers as a scientist and inventor I've gone back to what I love most - writing children's books Read More

Joined Oct 2013
Published Books 1560

Gloomeris, the Serious Laughing Hyena

Meets Dr. Cluck

If you were a cat,

Or a bat,

Who never smiled all day long,

That might not be wrong.

If you were a serious ox,

Or a fox,

In a box,

Your folks might think it was okay.

But for laughing hyenas,

Laughing is

What they do all day.

Except for Gloomeris,

For him,

Nothing is humorous.

When someone tells

A joke about the jackass,

Who tried to fly over the wall.

They all think it’s a blast,

But he doesn’t lough at all.

Do you know the joke about the yellow bunny?

Gloomeris doesn’t think it’s funny.

His parents, Sophie and Thomas Hatter,

Knew this was no laughing matter.

They tried everything:

Cartoons,

Helium balloons,

Laughing willows,

Whoopee pillows,

Even pickadiloes.

Nothing seemed to work,

Gloomeris was as serious

As a hotel clerk.

Then one day, at a family outing, Uncle Guffaw told them about a very special doctor. Dr. Cluck, he told them, could solve any problem, however serious. Which was perfect, because this was a problem about being too serious.

Dr. Cluck was a very busy doctor, they soon found out. Gloomeris and his parents had to wait several weeks for the appointment.

In the waiting room, Gloomeris sat next to kangaroos and porcupines. There wasn’t much room in the waiting room.

Finally it was his turn.

“Sit down”, said Dr. Cluck, and Gloomeris did. He noticed, though, that the doctor was not sitting at all. He was upside-down on the desk, doing a headstand. After a moment of not doing anything in particular, Dr. Cluck began to chuckle. The chuckle turned into a giggle, and the giggle into a wiggle.

Finally, still on his head, he said,

“What troubles you,

And makes you blue,

Is easy to see,

At least for me –

You take yourself too seriously.

After all, it has been said,

A smile is a frown,

Turned upside down.

So go home,

Put on a baseball cap,

Socks from the Bahamas,

And paisley pyjamas,

Take a photograph,

And soon you will begin,

To laugh”.

And without “so long”

Or any such thing

He suddenly began to sing:

“My name is William Cluck III,

What a rooster, what a bird,

My father was a famous Cluck,

His father too, was no dumb duck,

And in their footsteps I continue

To lend a wing to others who

Are feeling just a little blue.

So if you’re –

Down in the dumps Sick of your humps

Stuck on a wall, Getting nowhere at all,

Flat on your back, Or plain out of luck,

Try giving a call to Doctor Cluck.”

Then he tapped both his feet,

To an African beat,

Patted his chin,

Ruffled his tail,

Had a sip of ginger ale,

And invited the very next patiant in.

For several weeks, Gloomeris wondered about his strange visit with Dr. Cluck. What did the Doctor-rooster mean? Was he for real?

In the meantime, Gloomeris remained as serious as ever.

So one day he decided to take the doctor’s advice. After all, what did he have to lose? He dressed up exactly as Dr. Cluck had recommended. Then he took a photo of himself.

Slowly it began to dawn on him.

Here he was,

Looking at a photo of

The world’s most

Serious laughing hyena,

From the Ivory Coast,

To Pasadena,

Wearing a baseball cap,

Socks from the Bahamas,

And Paisley pajamas,

With the most serious frown,

Around!