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"The Praying Mantis"

by:

 J. Dalrymple

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One sunny afternoon, while Cameron was playing in the 

backyard, he saw a praying mantis. He carefully walked 

towards it and observed it for a little while. 

As he got closer, the praying mantis turned to him and said, 

"Oh Hello there young boy!" Cameron could not believe 

what he's hearing and asked, "Are you talking to me?"  

"Yes, I am!" replied the praying mantis. "My name is Milo! 

What's yours?" asked the mantis. He was a little hesitant but 

answered, "Uhh..Cameron" 

"Would you like to see 

where I live?" Milo asked. 

"Sure!" Cameron exclaimed.

He was excited about his 

new found friend and 

wanted to know everything 

about him. What he ate. 

Where he slept.

Milo is an old and wise mantis and likes to keep his 

surroundings clean and organized.   He lead Cameron to where 

he lives and showed him around. 

"This is my bed! I like it nice and firm!" as he hops on a 

piece of   metal. 

 "How do you keep warm at night? Do you have a 

blanket?" asks Cameron. 

"Of course I do! I use toilet paper to keep me warm!" 

Milo replied. "A toilet paper?" Cameron chuckles. Milo is   very 

resourceful and uses mostly anything he can find around the 

backyard. 

 Cameron and Milo spent the afternoon talking about how 

important it is to keep the surroundings clean. "A nice clean 

healthy environment produces a nice strong and healthy 

mind!" adds Milo. 

"Thanks for showing me where you live!" Cameron said 

to Milo. "I guess I better be going now! My mom might 

be looking for me." 

That night, Cameron remembered what Milo had said. He 

started fixing and cleaning up by putting away his toys. His 

mom walked in his room surprised but with a big smile on her 

face and said, "That is wonderful Cameron! Thank you for 

cleaning up your room!"  As she leaned down and gave him a 

kiss on his forehead and a big hug.

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