The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
Last Modified: 20/12/2018
The clumsy little click beetle just can't seem to land feet first, or can it?
- 1 How very clumsy of me!
- 2One fine morning, a young click beetle decided to go for a walk.
- 3In the afternoon, it rummaged through a pile of pebbles.
- 4I'm king of the mountain!
- 5In the evening, it crawled among the tall blades of grass.
- 6I can see my burrow from here!
- 7And when it turned night, the young click beetle crept up a tree.
- 8After a while, it got tired and fell to the ground.
- 9It landed on its back.
- 10The young click beetle tried very hard to turn over onto its feet.
- 11But it couldn't.
- 12Help! Help!
- 13All along, a wise old click beetle had been watching the young click beetle.
- 14Tomorrow morning, I will teach you how to click and flip through the air and land on your feet.
- 15In the meantime, you might as well go to sleep.
- 16Good night!
- 17The next morning, the wise old click beetle said,...
- 18"Look at me."
- 19"This is how it is done."
- 20It flipped through the air and landed on its feet.
- 21Now, you try it.
- 22Thank you.
- 23That looks easy.
- 24Look at me!
- 25It flipped through the air but it landed on its back.
- 26How very clumsy of me!
- 27Just then, a turtle ambled by.
- 28Better luck next time.
- 29Keep on trying!
- 30"Look at me!"...
- 31...said the young click beetle.
- 32It flipped through the air but landed on its back.
- 33How very clumsy of me!
- 34"You'll get there,"...
- 35...said the snail.
- 36Look at me!
- 37It flipped through the air but it landed on its back.
- 38Just then,...
- 39"Quick! Click and flip!"...
- 40...cried the wise old click beetle who is watching.
- 41But this time, it did three graceful somersaults and landed on its feet.
- 42Look at you!
- 43You have done it!
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