The Bad-Tempered Ladybirdin

Kent

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It was night time and some glow worms danced around in the hedgerow by the light of the moon.

At 5 o’clock in the morning the warm sun came up and shone on a leaf.

A friendly ladybird was sitting on the leaf eating his breakfast. He was having aphids. Delicious!

Just then the Bad Tempered Ladybird saw the aphids on the leaf.

5:00am

“Hello”, s

aid the fri

endly

ladybird.

“Go away”, said the Bad Tempered

Ladybird. “These aphids are all mine. Or do

you want to fight me for them?”

“If you insist”, said the friendly

ladybird. “Oh you are not big enough for me”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird and he flew off.

6:00am

At 6 o’clock the Bad Tempered Ladybird met a

wasp.“Hey you”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird, “want a fight?” “If you insist”,

said the wasp showing his stinger.

“Oh you are not big enough for me”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird and he flew off.

8:00am

At 8 o’clock the Bad Tempered Ladybird met a stag beetle.

“Hey you”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird “Want a fight?”

“If you insist”, said the stag beetle showing his sharp jaws.

“oh you are not big enough for me”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird and he flew off.

10:00amAt 10 o’clock the Bad Tempered Ladybird met a kestrel.

“Hey you”, said the Bad tempered Ladybird, “want a fight?”

“If you insist”, said the kestrel showing its sharp beak.

“Oh you are not big enough for

me”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird and he flew off.

12:00pmAt 12 o’clock the Bad Tempered Ladybird met an adder.

“Hey you”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird, “want a fight?”

“If you insist”, said the adder showing its sharp poisonous fangs.

“Oh you are not big enough

for me”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird and he flew off.

2:00pm At 2 o’clock the Bad Tempered Ladybird met a crab.

“Hey you”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird, “want a fight?”

“If you

insist”, said

the crab

showing its

sharp claws.

“Oh you are not big enough for me”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird and he flew off.

4:00pm

At 4 o’clock the Bad Tempered Ladybird went

swimming and met a jellyfish.

“Hey you”, said the Bad tempered Ladybird, “want a fight?”

“If you insist”, said the jellyfish raising his tentacles covered stings.

“Oh you are not big enough for me”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird and he swam off.

5:00pm At 5 o’clock the Bad Tempered Ladybird met a seal.

“Hey you”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird, “Want a fight?” But the seal

didn’t answer.

“Oh you are not big enough for me”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird and he flew off.

5.30pm

At half past 5 the Bad Tempered Ladybird met the seal’s flipper.

“Hey you”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird, “want a fight?”

But he got no reply so he flew off.

6.00pm

At 6 o’clock the Bad Tempered Ladybird met the seal’s tail.

“Hey you”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird, “want a fight?”

And the seal’s tail gave the Bad Tempered Ladybird such a slap that he flew back across Kent and landed…

…back on the leaf where he started! The friendly ladybird was still there.

“Oh hello”, said the friendly ladybird, “there are some aphids left. Would you like to share them?”

“Thank you”, said the Bad Tempered Ladybird, who was very tired and

hungry.

Soon all the aphids were gone.

“Thank you” said the leaf!

Then the ladybirds went to sleep…

“Thank you” said the leaf!

…and the glow worms came out and danced by the light of the moon.

THE END