A MAD BUG

a MaD BuG StOrY Once there was a bug who liked to be mad, He would stomp his feet and show all the teeth that he had. Bug would buzz around in circles until he fell right down. And on his face he had the biggest, biggest frown. One day, a monkey heard Bug yell and yell so mean, So Monkey said to Bug, "You're the maddest bug I've ever seen!" Mad Bug looked at Monkey, and his face turned all red, "I'm not happy" yelled Bug, "I want to be mad instead!"   Monkey laughed and said, "Lets have a race, Or stand on our heads and make a funny face." Bug growled and scowled, "NO NO I want to be mad, can't you see my frown?   And if I stand on my head, my frown would be upside down. And if my frown is upside down, it would become a smile And I told you, I want to be mad for a while!" Monkey scratched his head and tapped his funny  monkey toe, And said with a huff, "Off to home I must go." Bug started to cry as he let out a groan, "If you go I will have to be mad all alone." Monkey started to swing from a branch on a tree And to the mad bug he shouted a funny, "whoo eee!" Bug laughed when he saw Monkey swing up and down, And then do you know what happened next?  Bug finally lost his mad, bug frown. Monkey leaped from the tree in front of the bug, And gave him a great big HAPPY BUG HUG. ©Julie "Jewel" Taylor 2007 /www.heartofawriter.com 1999-2013 This is protected by copyright law--Do not copy or borrow  this story without author's permission.