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Trevor the Trapdoor
Spider lived in the garden, in a hole in the ground. So he hated it when
it rained, because he got wet, and cold, and sad.
One morning, after
a terribly rainy night, he made up his mind, packed his bag, and headed
off across the garden. He was going into the house!
He’d only gone a
few feet when a huge black shadow loomed over him. He looked up, and
only in the nick of time ducked under a hibiscus, which saved his life.
From now on, he had to be more careful.
He resumed his trek
for the house then, suddenly a squealing noise came out of nowhere, AND
a shadow. Trevor turned around, and just dodged a bicycle wheel as it
sped across the lawn. That was close…
He crept from plant
to plant, and stayed under cover until he reached the porch. Just as he
was about to head under the door, he heard a noise:
“Pssssst…” Trevor
looked around.
“Pssssst…over here,
it’s Oscar!” He looked over and saw a small golden orb spider hiding in
the door frame. Trevor walked over cautiously.
“Where are you
going? Are you crazy?” asked Oscar.
“I’m heading
inside” said Trevor, “Where it never rains.”
“You’ll be sorry”
said Oscar, “You belong outside.”
Trevor went in
under the door. Hey! He didn’t need advice from a golden orb! Sheesh…
they weren’t even poisonous!
He looked around
the room, and marveled at the thick carpet, the wonderful furniture,
and…a television! This was where he belonged!
“Pssssst…” Trevor
looked around.
“Pssssst…over here,
it’s Dave!” He saw a daddy longlegs in the cornice behind the window.
Trevor walked over cautiously.
“Where are you
going? Are you crazy?” asked Dave. “These people have shoes, rolled-up
newspapers, even poison gas! And if you’re really unlucky the kid’ll
catch you and take you to school in a jar!”
Trevor smirked.
“Hey, I’m a deadly poisonous trapdoor spider, and these people can’t
mess with me!”
At that instant,
the door opened, and a huge boot squished Trevor into the plush carpet.
He was a goner.
“OK” said Dave,
slipping under the front door, “That’s the last straw! I’m heading out
into the garden where it’s safe!
Oscar, the golden
orb spider, saw him walk down the garden path. He shook his head
sadly... “You belong inside…”
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