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Ask an armadillo

What it's like to be a ball

For when humans try to curl up

We don't make that shape at all

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We can bend down to the floor

And grab ahold of our toes

We can try to round our backs

'Til the ground nearly meets our nose

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     But a fairly useless

     Loop is

     All that awkward stretch

     Produces

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Or we can plop down on the floor

And bring our knees up to our chest

Though trying to roll in this pose

Feels rather clumsy as best

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Lurch over to one side

And your elbow will surely get bumped

Pitch your curled self forward

And it's your head that will get thumped

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     So unless you are

     A gymnast

    This pose could leave you

     Grimaced

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But there is an armadillo

Who is quite the lucky chap

For it can pop into a ball

Before you can pull off a finger snap

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Tucking legs and tail within scaly plates

Lets it roll away from danger

Which certainly comes in handy

When meeting up with a scary stranger

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    This  armor is the perfect

     Attire

     (Except when under a rolling

     Car tire)

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For human bodies to get this round

We would need an overhaul

So you'll have to ask an armadillo

What it's like to be a ball