Troy Cummings - The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out! (Big-Time!)

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Cummings, Troy.
The Eensy Weensy Spider freaks out! (big-time!) /
written and illustrated by Troy Cummings. 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: Frightened after the scary waterspout incident, the Eensy Weensy Spider needs
some encouragement from her friend the ladybug before she will try climbing again.
eISBN: 978-0-375-98919-3
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Characters in literatureFiction. 2. SpidersFiction. 3. Self-confidenceFiction.
4. Humorous stories.] I.

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and celebrates the right to read. v3.0 T he Eensy Weensy Spider climbed up the waterspout.Down came the rain and washed the spider out.Out came the sun and dried up all the rain and the Eensy Weensy Spider freaked out, big-time! Theres no way Im climbing back up that gutter! she said. If I had a neck, I could have broken it! The next day, her story was all over the Web. Im sticking to the ground from now on, she vowed. Eensy was embarrassed by the story. She spent the next few days holed up in her garden apartment.

Finally, her ladybug friend Polly paid her a visit. Polly led Eensy to a small potted plant. This is a perfect place to start, she said. Eensy took a deep breath and placed one leg on the base of the pot. And then another. And another.

And another. And another. And another. And another. And another. Eensy realized that the first inch wasnt too hard after all. Eensy realized that the first inch wasnt too hard after all.

So she took a few steps and climbed another inch. And another. And another. Suddenly, she was one whole foot off the ground and halfway up the small potted plant. Awesome, she said. I knew you could do it! said Polly. I knew you could do it! said Polly.

The view was quite nice. Eensy couldnt stop smiling. Now, said Polly, why dont you climb that fireplug over there? Eensy stopped smiling. Are you crazy? That fireplug is twice as tall as this potted plant. Right, said Polly. That means youre already halfway there! Dont give up now! I guess I could give it a shot, Eensy said.

And so she did. That was pretty fun, she thought. Since Ive made it this far,maybe Ill go ahead and climb that dog over there.