Who'd be a fly?

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Venus was hungry, very hungry and was looking for something to eat … … but who will make a delicious meal? Prepare for an eye popping surprise!

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Red Robin

Red Robin

Neil Griffiths

The story of a very hungry fly catcher

Who’d be a fly?

Who’d

Who’d

be a

fly?

The story of a very hungry fly catcher

by Neil Griffiths Illustrated by Doug Nash

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Red Robin Books is an imprint of Corner To Learn Limited Published by

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Willow Cottage, 26 Purton Stoke, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 4JF ISBN 0-9545353-5-9 Text Š Neil Griffiths 2005 Illustrations Š Doug Nash 2005 First published in the UK 2005

The right of Neil Griffiths to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Who’d

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fly?

The story of a very hungry fly catcher

by Neil Griffiths Illustrated by Doug Nash

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Venus was feeling rather hungry.

In fact Venus was always hungry … … but today she was very hungry indeed.

“Time for a little snack,” she thought.

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She spied a stripy snail slithering towards her. “Why! You look delicious,” she said, licking her lips.

“I think I shall have to eat you.”

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“Eat me?” snivelled the snail. “You don’t want to eat me. My shell is much too hard to eat!”

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“Oh yes I do!” said Venus.

Gulp!

Ouch!

Spit!

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“Told you so,” said the relieved snail as it slid away.

But Venus was still hungry,

Very,

very, hungry.

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She spied a wasp buzzing busily towards her. “Why! You look delicious,” she said, licking her lips. “I think I shall have to eat you!”

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“Eat me?” blubbered theme?” wasp.

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“Oh yes do!”I said “OhI yes do!” Venus said Venus.

Gulp!

Gulp!

Ouch!

Spit!

Ouch!

Spit!

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“Told you so,” said the relieved “Told you so,” said the relieved wasp as it flew away. wasp as it flew away.

But Venus was hungry, Butstill Venus was still hungry.

Very, 12

very, hungry. hungry.

Very, very

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SheShe spied a dung beetle tumbling spied a dung beetle tumblingtowards towards her. her.“Why! “WhyYou youlook lookdelicious,” delicious,” she said, she said, licking licking her lips “I think I shall you!”. her lips.

“I think I shall have eat to eat you!”

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CtL Venus Jacket 2

8/16/05

10:38 AM

Page 1

be a

fly?

Venus was hungry, very hungry and was looking for something to eat … … but who will make a delicious meal? Prepare for an eye popping surprise!

BOOKS

rs Where story matte

Red Robin

Red Robin

Neil Griffiths

The story of a very hungry fly catcher

Who’d be a fly?

Who’d

Who’d

be a

fly?

The story of a very hungry fly catcher

by Neil Griffiths Illustrated by Doug Nash