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La Arana Muy Ocupada / Very Busy Spider
By Eric Carle Philomel Books
Copyright ©2004 Eric Carle
All right reserved. ISBN: 0399242414
Chapter One
Early one morning the wind blew a spider across the field. A thin, silky thread trailed from her body. The spider landed on a fence post near a farm yard ... and began to spin a web with her silky thread.
"Neigh! Neigh!" said the horse. "Want to go for a ride?"
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
"Moo! Moo!" said the cow. "Want to eat some grass?"
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
"Baa! Baa!" bleated the sheep. "Want to run in the meadow?"
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
"Maa! Maa!" said the goat. "Want to jump on the rocks?"
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
"Oink! Oink!" grunted the pig. "Want to roll in the mud?"
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
"Meow! Meow!" cried the cat. "Want to take a nap?"
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy spinning her web.
"Quack! Quack!" called the duck. "Want to go for a swim?"
Continues...
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