Where's The Rain?
Ladybug Magazine for Kids|May/June 2017

“I’m hot,” said a bee, buzzing slowly by a tree.

Angela B. Haight
Where's The Rain?

“Where’s the rain when we need it? Where’s the rain?”

“I’m thirsty,” said a flower, drooping lower every hour.

“Where’s the rain when we need it? Where’s the rain?”

“Can’t fly, too dry,” cried a blue butterfly.

“Where’s the rain when we need it? Where’s the rain?”

This story is from the May/June 2017 edition of Ladybug Magazine for Kids.

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