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The Ladybird & the Ant - a short story for younger children |
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By 1211kellie
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28 May 2008 |
A short story for younger children. Any comments much appreciated.
It was a lovely summer’s day. Lucy, a very shiny red and black ladybird, was high up in an old oak tree. The leaves rustled and the branch she was walking along swayed gently in the breeze. Suddenly her tummy started to rumble, so she decided to fly off and look for something to eat.
Lucy kept flying until she saw a lovely tomato plant. Sitting on a leaf was a plump mealy bug. So she ate it up before it could get away.
She then flew over to a delicious strawberry plant. On this plant lived a group of greenfly, who were busy drinking the juice in the leaves. Lucy particularly liked juicy greenflies and couldn’t wait to start eating.
Now, looking after these flies was a busy ant whose name was Aaron. He loved his flies; they were his friends and gave him honeydew to drink. He didn’t want anything bad to happen to them. So when Lucy pushed past Aaron and tried to eat one, he bit her really hard. She didn’t like that and flew away before he could do it again.
Lucy learnt a valuable lesson that day: ALWAYS SHOW GOOD MANNERS EVERYWHERE YOU GO. If you don’t you might get bitten by an ant!
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Fantastic Kellie
Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 28th May 2008 | | I really think your little stories with the morals added to the end are fantastic in every way. They are ideal for a five minute slot in a lesson, with perhaps a little mention by the teacher: "Now children. It's break-time. Remember the story I've just told you and try to show some good manners to others in the playground." (Sidney!!! Don't punch Malcolm. You know he doesn't like that treatment, do you Malcolm?) ha ha (Joyce Grenfell). "Now what do we say to poor Malcolm? I'm sorry Malcolm?" ha ha Great! |
Written by mia_ms_kim (1017 comments posted) 28th May 2008 | This started my boy on endless questions about ants biting, ants tickling, does it hurt when ants bite? etc etc. I find that at his age, children's thoughts spin off and they end up learning a lot that way. Enjoyed!
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Written by 1211kellie (165 comments posted) 28th May 2008 | | Thank you both for your positive comments, Yes I think they would do well in the classroom, as it would encourage the children to discuss the insects and their interaction with each other. |
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