Fear of the Black Hat

In a quiet little town where the sun shined bright,
There was a Big Black Hat that caused quite a fright.
It was tall and dark, with a brim so wide,
And everyone in town would run and hide.

Black Hat, Black Hat, why so big?
You make us tremble, you make us dig!
They’d bury their heads and cover their eyes,
Too scared to look up at the hat in the skies.

The whispers spread from door to door,
“The Black Hat’s coming! Hear it roar!”
But the hat just sat, so still and round,
It never made a single sound.

One day a little girl named Ivory,
Thought, ‘Why’s this hat so scary to me?’
She decided to peek, just a little at first,
But what she saw didn’t make her burst.

The Big Black Hat was just a hat,
No teeth, no claws, nothing like that.
It didn’t growl, it didn’t shout,
It just sat there, without a doubt.

Ivory stepped closer, her heart now light,
She touched the hat, it didn’t bite!
She climbed right in, and what did she see?
A cozy little space, just for Ivory!

The Black Hat was soft, with room to spare,
A perfect place to sit and share.
Ivory called out to Sage, “Come look inside,
This hat’s not scary, no need to hide!”

Mommy, Daddy and Chu Chu came, one by one,
To see the hat, and join the fun.
They laughed and played all day long,
Singing a happy, cheerful song.

“Black Hat, Black Hat, you’re not so bad,
We’re sorry we made you feel so sad.
You’re big and bold, but full of grace,
A wonderful, warm, and safe place.”

From that day on, the Black Hat stayed,
No longer feared, but loved and played.
And in that town, both big and small,
They knew the Black Hat was the best of all.

So if you see a hat, big and black,
Remember Ivory, and never turn back.
For sometimes the things that cause a scare,
Are really just hats, with love to share!