The Giggling Gumdrop

In a candy shop, bright and grand, With lollipops held in a sticky hand, And jellybeans piled in rainbow mounds, Where sugary laughter always resounds,

Lived Gumdrop, so round and red, A comedian from his gummy head. Candy, a swirl of peppermint bright, And a Child with eyes full of pure delight!

The Giggling Gumdrop, a joyful sight, Told the funniest jokes with all his might. "Why did the cookie go to the doctor?" he’d boom, "Because he felt crumb-y in every room!"

The candies would wobble, the chocolates would shake, The licorice twisted for goodness sake! Candy, the peppermint, nearly unwound, Rolled 'round and 'round on the sweet ground!

The Child would giggle and clap with glee, "Tell another, Gumdrop, just for me!" He'd wiggle his gumdrop toes and declare, "Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything!"

He told jokes 'bout sprinkles and taffy so long, 'Till the whole candy shop burst into song! Each sugary treat in a fit of the smiles, Dancing and singing for miles and miles.

Then suddenly, silence! The laughter all ceased, The Gumdrop looked glum, like a deflated sweet beast. "Oh dear," he sighed, "I've run out of jokes!" Then the Child whispered, with confident strokes:

"I know a good one, all shiny and new! What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!" The Gumdrop exploded in giggles so grand, He bounced off the shelves, with a smile in his hand.

And so, in the shop, the fun never ends, With the Giggling Gumdrop and all his sweet friends. Sharing jokes and laughter, all day and all night, A sweet and silly, wonderfully bright!