Furry Alphabet A-G

Boris Zakhoder should be every Russian-speaking kid's favourite person (unless it's Tove Jansson of course). To us former Russian kids, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, especially Winnie the Pooh, and even Alice in Wonderland "loses something in the original"... Not only that, but he wrote MOST of the poems I first heard as a kid

Кто носорогу
дорогу
уступит
Тот несомненно разумно поступит

В названиях пород обман - а может произвол
Не так уж добр доберман - хотя не так уж зол

etc. etc... I thought I would try translating some of his "мохнатая азбука" (furry alphabet) into English. Here's the first instalment, A-G

We'll start with the ANTEATER if that's okay
For just like the alphabet, he starts with A

The BRONCO decided he'd be a giraffe
And even though all of the animals laugh
The bronco himself doesn't pay much attention
He has no problems with bucking convention

Why is the COBRA so upset?
It's easy to explain
There's lots of poison in that head
And very little brain

DOGS will often disagree
But they don't need to fight
The loudest "woof"
Can serve as proof
Of your side being right

I started this poem 'bout the EMU
But it's quite hard to continue
I just wish I really knew:
Is it E-mu or e-MU

Tigers and lions are big and impressive
But the little FERRET is much more aggressive
Let's be thankful that at least

It's not a gigantic beast

There is neither rhyme nor reason
To keep a GNU - in any season
For you see, this southern ruminant
Is unfriendly and quite gloominant