My fwend Rooooody Patoody

Rudy Patoody

Tooday, Mama tode me dat my gud fwend Roooody haz gon to da bridj to vizit Bwossom an' Hugo. He wuz a yeer yunger dan me, so you see it wuz a sprize. Eben tho we nebber met, we wuz frendz owr hole lifes. I cwied so much, my dwool habs dride up. Mine eerz ar sokey wet cuz Mama ran owt ov tishoos. She keeps dwyin' her eyez on dem. So pweez fink ov my Antie Suzie hu iz hims mom an' hiz two legger sis, too.  Roooody wuz dere hole famly. I feel awl akey inside cuz ov bein' sad fer dem. Dere harts iz bwoken.  An' I wiww be sad fer a wong time.
Tiww we meet at da bwidj, Rooody...
Yer fwend Arfur