I am a piece of a giant, fallen and bare. I sleep like the dead, without worry or care. I can travel by water, or fuel a warm fire, Or just lay in the yard, fulfilling no desire.

I can warm your hearth and home. I can run wild if left alone. Boon or bane, I'm not to blame, For I am but a simple...

Although they swim with an elegant grace, penguins and ducks have one endearing trait. Once on land, with cute tiny feet, they move around with my silly gait.

I look like a little tree Most kids hate me But, really, I’m quite tasty.

It can be a wheel, but don’t roll it. If you want to be recorded for posterity, say it. If you like it, thank a cow, or maybe a goat.