The Grouchy Ladybug By Eric Carle It was night and some fireflies danced around the moon. At five o’clock in the morning the sun came up. A friendly ladybug flew in from the left. It saw a leaf with many aphids on it, And decided to have them for breakfast. But just then a grouchy ladybug flew in from the right. It too saw the aphids and wanted them for breakfast. “Good morning,: said the friendly ladybug. “Go away!” shouted the grouchy ladybug. “I want those aphids.” “We can share them,” suggested the friendly ladybug. “Or do you want to fight me for them?” “If you insist,” answered the friendly ladybug sweetly. It looked the other bug straight in the eye. The grouchy ladybug stepped back. It looked less sure of itself. “Oh, you’re not big enough for me to fight,” it said. “Then why don’t you pick on somebody bigger?” “I’ll do that!” screeched the grouchy ladybug. “I’ll show you!” It puffed itself up and flew off. At six o’clock it met a yellow jacket. “Hey you,” said the grouchy ladybug. Want to fight?” “If you insist,” said the yellow jacket, showing its stinger. “Oh, you’re not big enough,” said the grouchy ladybug and flew off. At seven o’clock it met a stag beetle. “Hey you,” said the grouchy ladybug. “Want to fight?” “If you insist,”said the stag beetle, opening its jaws. “Oh, you’re not big enough,” said the grouchy ladybug and flew off. At eight o’clock it came across a praying mantis. “Hey you,” said the grouchy ladybug. “Want to fight?” “If you insist,” said the praying mantis reaching out with its long front legs. “Oh, you’re not big enough,” said the grouchy ladybug and flew off. At nine o’clock it almost flew into a sparrow. “Hey you,” said the grouchy ladybug. “Want to fight?” “If you insist,” said the sparrow, opening its sharp beak.
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The
Gro
uchy
Lad
ybug
By
Eric
Car
le
It w
as n
ight
and
som
e fir
eflie
s da
nced
aro
und
the
moo
n.
At f
ive
o’cl
ock
in th
e m
orni
ng th
e su
n ca
me
up.
A fri
endl
y la
dybu
g fle
w in
from
the
left.
It s
aw a
leaf
with
man
y ap
hids
on
it,
And
dec
ided
to h
ave
them
for b
reak
fast
.B
ut ju
st th
en a
gro
uchy
lady
bug
flew
in fr
om th
e rig
ht.
It to
o sa
w th
e ap
hids
and
wan
ted
them
for b
reak
fast
.
“Goo
d m
orni
ng,:
said
the
frien
dly
lady
bug.
“Go
away
!” sh
oute
d th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g. “I
wan
t tho
se a
phid
s.”
“We
can
shar
e th
em,”
sugg
este
d th
e fri
endl
y la
dybu
g.“O
r do
you
wan
t to
fight
me
for t
hem
?”
“If y
ou in
sist
,” an
swer
ed th
e fri
endl
y la
dybu
g sw
eetly
.It
look
ed th
e ot
her b
ug s
traig
ht in
the
eye.
Th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g st
eppe
d ba
ck.
It lo
oked
less
sur
e of
itse
lf.“O
h, y
ou’re
not
big
eno
ugh
for m
e to
figh
t,” it
sai
d.“T
hen
why
don
’t yo
u pi
ck o
n so
meb
ody
bigg
er?”
“I’ll
do th
at!”
scre
eche
d th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g.“I’
ll sh
ow y
ou!”
It pu
ffed
itsel
f up
and
flew
off.
At s
ix o
’clo
ck it
met
a y
ello
w ja
cket
.“H
ey y
ou,”
said
the
grou
chy
lady
bug.
Wan
t to
fight
?”“If
you
insi
st,”
said
the
yello
w ja
cket
, sho
win
g its
stin
ger.
“Oh,
you
’re n
ot b
ig e
noug
h,” s
aid
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
flew
off.
At s
even
o’c
lock
it m
et a
sta
g be
etle
. “H
ey y
ou,”
said
the
grou
chy
lady
bug.
“Wan
t to
fight
?”“If
you
insi
st,”s
aid
the
stag
bee
tle, o
peni
ng it
s ja
ws.
“Oh,
you
’re n
ot b
ig e
noug
h,” s
aid
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
flew
off.
At e
ight
o’c
lock
it c
ame
acro
ss a
pra
ying
man
tis.
“Hey
you
,” sa
id th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g. “W
ant t
o fig
ht?”
“If y
ou in
sist
,” sa
id th
e pr
ayin
g m
antis
reac
hing
out
with
its
long
fron
t leg
s.
“Oh,
you
’re n
ot b
ig e
noug
h,” s
aid
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
flew
off.
At n
ine
o’cl
ock
it al
mos
t fle
w in
to a
spa
rrow
.“H
ey y
ou,”
said
the
grou
chy
lady
bug.
“Wan
t to
fight
?”“If
you
insi
st,”
said
the
spar
row
, ope
ning
its
shar
p be
ak.
“Oh,
you
’re n
ot b
ig e
noug
h,” s
aid
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
flew
off.
At t
en o
cloc
k it
saw
a lo
bste
r.“H
ey y
ou,”
said
the
grou
chy
lady
bug.
“Wan
t to
fight
?”“If
you
insi
st,”
said
the
lobs
ter s
tretc
hing
its
claw
s.“O
h, y
ou’re
not
big
eno
ugh,
” sai
d th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g an
d fe
w o
ff.
At e
leve
n o’
cloc
k it
bum
ped
into
a s
kunk
.“H
ey y
ou,”
said
the
grou
chy
lady
bug.
“Wan
t to
fight
?”“If
you
insi
st,”
said
the
skun
k, s
tarti
ng to
lift
its ta
il.“O
h, y
ou’re
not
big
eno
ugh,
” sai
d th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g an
d fe
w o
ff.
At t
wel
ve n
oon
it sp
otte
d a
boa
cons
trict
or.
“Hey
you
,” sa
id th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g. “W
ant t
o fig
ht?”
“If y
ou in
sis-
s-s-
t,” s
aid
the
snak
e, “r
ight
afte
r lun
ch.”
“Oh,
you
’re n
ot b
ig e
noug
h,” s
aid
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
few
off.
At o
ne o
’clo
ck it
hap
pene
d up
on a
hye
na.
“Hey
you
,” sa
id th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g. “W
ant t
o fig
ht?”
“If y
ou in
sist
,” sa
id th
e hy
ena
laug
hing
eer
ily a
nd s
how
ing
its te
eth.
“O
h, y
ou’re
not
big
eno
ugh,
” sai
d th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g an
d fe
w o
ff.
At t
wo
o’cl
ock
it m
et a
gor
illa.
“H
ey y
ou,”
said
the
grou
chy
lady
bug.
“Wan
t to
fight
?”“If
you
insi
st,”
said
the
goril
la, b
eatin
g its
che
st.
“Oh,
you
’re n
ot b
ig e
noug
h,” s
aid
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
few
off.
At t
hree
o’c
lock
it ra
n in
to a
rhin
ocer
os.
“Hey
you
,” sa
id th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g. “W
ant t
o fig
ht?”
“If y
ou in
sist
,” sa
id th
e rh
inoc
eros
, low
erin
g its
hor
n.
“Oh,
you
’re n
ot b
ig e
noug
h,” s
aid
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
few
off.
At f
our o
’clo
ck it
enc
ount
ered
an
elep
hant
. “H
ey y
ou,”
said
the
grou
chy
lady
bug.
“Wan
t to
fight
?”“If
you
insi
st,”
said
the
elep
hant
, rai
sing
its
big
tusk
s.
“Oh,
you
’re n
ot b
ig e
noug
h,” s
aid
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
few
off.
At f
ive
o’cl
ock
it m
et a
wha
le.
“Hey
you
,” sa
id th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g. “W
ant t
o fig
ht?”
But
the
wha
le d
id n
ot a
nsw
er a
t all.
“Y
ou’re
not
big
eno
ugh
anyw
ay,”
said
the
grou
chy
lady
bug
and
flew
off.
At f
ive
fifte
en th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g sa
id to
one
of t
he w
hale
’s fl
ippe
rs, “
Hey
you
, w
ant t
o fig
ht?”
But
it g
ot n
o an
swer
. So
it fle
w o
n.
At f
ive
thirt
y th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g sa
id to
the
wha
le’s
fin.
“H
ey y
ou w
ant t
o fig
ht?”
But
it g
ot n
o an
swer
. So
it fle
w o
n.
At a
qua
rter t
o si
x th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g sa
id to
the
wha
le’s
tail,
“Hey
you
, wan
t to
fight
?”A
nd th
e w
hale
’s ta
il ga
ve th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g su
ch a
SLA
P…
...th
at it
flew
acr
oss
the
sea
and
acro
ss th
e la
nd.
At s
ix o
’clo
ck th
e gr
ouch
y la
dybu
g ar
rived
righ
t bac
k w
here
it h
ad s
tarte
d fro
m.
“Ah,
her
e yo
u ar
e ag
ain,
” sai
d th
e fri
endl
y la
dybu
g. “Y
ou m
ust b
e hu
ngry
.Th
ere
are
still
som
e ap
hids
left.
You
can
hav
e th
em fo
r din
ner.”
“Oh,
than
k yo
u.” s
aid
the
wet
, tire
d, a
nd h
ungr
y la
dybu
g.
Soo
n al
l the
aph
ids
wer
e go
ne.
“Tha
nk y
ou,”
said
the
leaf
.“Y
ou a
re w
elco
me,
” ans
wer
ed b
oth
lady
bugs
, and
they
wen
t to
slee
p.
The
firef
lies,
who
had
bee
n sl
eepi
ng a
ll da
y, c
ame
out t
o da
nce
arou
nd th
e m
oon.
Before reading or listening to the story please go over these concepts with your child.
The title is the name of the story. The title of this story is The Grouchy Ladybug (point to title).
The author is the person who wrote the story. The illustrator is the person who created or drew the pictures for the story. The author and illustrator are the same person for this story! The author and illustrators name is Eric Carle. He wrote and drew the pictures for this story (point to the picture of Eric Carle).
(Point) This is the front cover. (Point) This is the back cover.
(Use any book around the house, a magazine or newspaper would work too) This is how we hold a book (let them practice) This is how we turn pages. (let them practice) This is how we track with our finger (use your finger to model how we read from the left side of the sentence to the right side).
● The characters are the people or animals in a story. ○ The main characters in this story are the grouchy ladybug and the friendly ladybug.
● Where the story takes place is the setting. ○ The Grouchy Ladybug is taking place outside. We know this because the grouchy ladybug
starts eating a leaf, which are outside. He also goes and visits other animals, which are outside too.
After reading or listening to the story please go over these concepts with your child.
Videos to watch to help support what your child is learning!
This week's story: The Grouchy Lady Bug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDNT2heDmcg (Animated version of the story)
Alphabet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yseWMJS8IHw (ABC Song - ABC Songs for Children - Nursery Rhymes for Kids - Kids Songs The Learning Station)