Monday, April 4, 2011














Pond Walk

by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

On a summer morning, Mama and Buddy decide to go for a walk at Pete’s Pond. Buddy hopes that he gets to see a turtle. Buddy and Mama see butterflies, ducks, geese, and some black bugs. Buddy asks his mother what the bugs are, and she tells him that they are Whirligig beetles. Mama helps Buddy draw pictures of the Whirligig beetles. Then Buddy sees a little green creature that hops and croaks. He draws a picture and asks his mother what the creature was. She tells him that it was a frog, and Buddy tells her a little frog joke. Then Buddy and Mama spot some cattails, and Buddy makes a drawing of them, too. Then Buddy uses a magnifying glass to look at some duckweed. Buddy and his Mama also find some water lilies, damselflies, and dragonflies. Buddy draws a picture of a dragonfly on a water lily. What other interesting things will Buddy and Mama find at the pond? Will Buddy get to see a turtle?

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