Once upon a time there was a mother ladybug. She just had some babies, and she named them. One she named Luna. One she named Lentina. And the last one she named Leequana. They were larvae. They crawled around on the leaf they were born on and ate aphids.
One day the mother ladybug's friend Buntina came along. She was a butterfly. Her wings were blue with purple spots on them. She brought a present for the mother ladybug. It was a baby present. They had a little chat. The mother ladybug chewed on aphids, and the butterfly sucked on nectar. They had a good time. After they were finished eating and drinking the mother ladybug opened her present. It was a picture of a mother ladybug and three children ladybugs. She said, "Thank you," and they hugged each other. And then the butterfly went away.
Then she tucked her babies in their beds, and they had their nap. When they woke up they found presents for each of them beside each of their beds. They opened up their presents. Luna's present was a stuffed animal ladybug. Lentina's present was a ladybug memory game. Leequana's present was a big globe of the insect land which was where they lived. They all loved their presents. They ate a little aphid for snack, and then they played with their presents and decided to all play the memory game together.
When they were done playing the ladybug memory game it was bedtime. They didn't want to go to bed, but it was time to go to sleep. So they went into their beds and went to sleep. They all had the same exact dream. And this is what their dream was.
In their dream, they went to the Insect Amusement Park, and they had a great time there. Luna went on a tremendous slide. It was the tallest slide in the whole amusement park. She was very brave. Lentina and Leequana didn't want to go on because it was too scary for them. They walked on, and they got to the bug carousel. Each of them went on. Luna rode on a grasshopper, Lentina rode on an ant, and Leequana rode on a ladybug. When it was time to get off they were a little dizzy, but not that much. Then they looked on their maps, and it said that there was a ladybug show. It was starting now! So they hurried to go and see it. The show was all about the ladybug life cycle. It was very fun. When it was over they went to see the storytelling. There was one story about a ladybug, another story about a grasshopper, and the third story was about an ant. The three larvae thought it was funny because those were the animals they'd ridden on the carousel. They were hungry so they went and had a little snack. They munched on aphids and then they woke up.
The end.
*ladybug photo from planetnatural.com
One day the mother ladybug's friend Buntina came along. She was a butterfly. Her wings were blue with purple spots on them. She brought a present for the mother ladybug. It was a baby present. They had a little chat. The mother ladybug chewed on aphids, and the butterfly sucked on nectar. They had a good time. After they were finished eating and drinking the mother ladybug opened her present. It was a picture of a mother ladybug and three children ladybugs. She said, "Thank you," and they hugged each other. And then the butterfly went away.
Then she tucked her babies in their beds, and they had their nap. When they woke up they found presents for each of them beside each of their beds. They opened up their presents. Luna's present was a stuffed animal ladybug. Lentina's present was a ladybug memory game. Leequana's present was a big globe of the insect land which was where they lived. They all loved their presents. They ate a little aphid for snack, and then they played with their presents and decided to all play the memory game together.
When they were done playing the ladybug memory game it was bedtime. They didn't want to go to bed, but it was time to go to sleep. So they went into their beds and went to sleep. They all had the same exact dream. And this is what their dream was.
In their dream, they went to the Insect Amusement Park, and they had a great time there. Luna went on a tremendous slide. It was the tallest slide in the whole amusement park. She was very brave. Lentina and Leequana didn't want to go on because it was too scary for them. They walked on, and they got to the bug carousel. Each of them went on. Luna rode on a grasshopper, Lentina rode on an ant, and Leequana rode on a ladybug. When it was time to get off they were a little dizzy, but not that much. Then they looked on their maps, and it said that there was a ladybug show. It was starting now! So they hurried to go and see it. The show was all about the ladybug life cycle. It was very fun. When it was over they went to see the storytelling. There was one story about a ladybug, another story about a grasshopper, and the third story was about an ant. The three larvae thought it was funny because those were the animals they'd ridden on the carousel. They were hungry so they went and had a little snack. They munched on aphids and then they woke up.
The end.
*ladybug photo from planetnatural.com
5 comments:
I like this story, Lucia, especially your description of the amusement park and the dream. I hope you'll write some more about this 3 little ladybug sisters. I'd like to hear about how they grow up, changing from larvae to ladybugs.
Dear Lucia, I really like your story about the ladybugs. I imagine them playing the memory game and searching for unknown places on the globe of the insect land. I wonder how their surroundings are. Do they have an amusement park in their real world, too? Perhaps they will go there to have fun some day?
If you wonder who I am, you can ask your Mom. I hope to meet you when you come to Paris, or that you can come to visit me in Norway. I used to be a friend of your mother`s when she lived in Norway, many years ago.
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Lucia,
That was so cute! Love the cute names. You obviously know a lot about ladybugs (& other bugs). Made me think of the ladybug teacups ride at Bug's Land at California Adventure. Have you been on it? My kids loved it. Here's a picture of it you might enjoy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandaroo/453128057/in/set-72157600060021869/
oops not sure if that went through (the link) re-trying....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandaroo/453128057/in/set-72157600060021869/
Very nice story. We hope you keep writing a lot more stories....you are a very good writer!
Granma Judy & Ken
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