Writings by Learners

Cuddles the Cockroach 3
by Russell Lancaster
Drawings by Rachel Hurtubise
Cuddles

The story up to now:
Daisy, Cuddle's sister, has been kidnapped by a big black crow. While searching for her, Cuddles met Zipper the fly who has joined Cuddles to find Daisy.

Cuddles and Zipper became close friends. 
      On their way looking for Daisy, Zipper got caught in a spider web. He tried everything to get out, but he could not get out of the web. He was very scared. 
Cuddles tried everything he knew, but he could not even free Zipper from the spider web. Cuddles, thinking very fast, climbed above his friend onto a ledge to knock rocks off into the web to free Zipper. But Cuddles got close to the edge and fell off. He fell right through the web, breaking Zipper free. 
      On the way down, Cuddles fell into a glass jar. He tried to climb out of the jar, but could not because the glass was so slippery. Zipper flew into the jar trying to pick Cuddles up and carry him out, but he was too heavy for little Zipper. With both of them inside the jar, they ran from one side to the next trying to tilt the jar over. But sadly they failed at that attempt to free Cuddles. 
      A light came on in Zipper’s head and he immediately flew out of the jar. He picked up pieces of the spider web and tied them to a leaf. He threw this over a branch. He then gathered rocks and one by one dropped them in the leaf. This pulled the jar over, and now Cuddles was free. 
       They could now go on to find Daisy.

To read part 1 of Cuddles the Cockroach, click here.
To read  part 2 of Cuddles the Cockroach, click here.

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