Spider and Fly

SPIDER AND FLY

There was a fly.

There was a spider that built a web light and fine

And he withdrew to take a nap.

If the fly came a little closer, he would soon have his dinner,

While the fly would grow a little thinner.

            But the fly didn’t come close to the web

            And the spider caught no meal in his trap.

            One day the fly,

            When the web was wet,

            Flew into its sticky lines

            And woke the spider up from his nap.

Now there is no fly

And no more her humming-buzzing cry.

                        Remember what happens near the spider web

                        And don’t ever be the meal in his trap.