The Lady Bug

She has a pet lady bug she keeps in a small glass jar.

The bug’s name is written there in her scrawl “Fuze”

but it is pronounced “Fuzzy” in her 1^st grade parlance.

We looked up what they eat and found “aphids”, but 

we don’t have aphids so it said “raisins,” good enough.

Sometimes Fuze flies around and crawls on the table.

She never tries to flee and is easily handled without 

protest, no biting or stinging (can they even do that?).

I think Fuze is the most low maintenance pet we have

ever had, our week together thus far.  We miss our dog.

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