It happened one night as I was going to bed. I had my pajamas on, I had brushed my teeth and washed my face, I had turned down the covers, when all of a sudden I saw him!
A SPIDER!
I jumped back in slight horror at the thought of a spider sharing my bed, but I quickly regained my composure and thought:
What should I do
What should I do
Should I smash it
Should I cook it
For a spider stew
Should I let the cat get it?
No! Here's what I should do!
Gotta save
Gotta save
Gotta save
Gotta save
GOTTA SAVE THE SPIDER!
He stared at me, and I stared at him and thought- aw, man- now I have to put my jeans back on and go outside and it's cold and all I really want to do is sleep!
But the poor spider
He has nowhere to go!
And if I let him sleep with me
He might bite my toe!
Then I'd be really mad
And my frustration would grow!
I know...
Gotta save
Gotta save
Gotta save
GOTTA SAVE THE SPIDER!
So I put on my jeans
And I put on my shirt
And I thought
Well, helping this little guy couldn't hurt
So I found a glass jar
And I put him inside
(He was really excited
To go for a ride!)
And I took him OUTSIDE!!!!
My good deed done, I put my pajamas back on. I crawled into bed. And I was just about to go to sleep
when I felt a tickle on my little toe!
What could that be?
What could that be?
Is it an ant or a cricket
Or a SPIDER, maybe?
It was
It was
It was
IT WAS THE SPIDER!
And he said to me:
Thank you, thanks for all you've done!
You, ma'am, are the only one
Who's ever helped a bug like me!
So thanks again for your sympathy!
And now, because you are not mean,
And now, because you are not mean,
I'm crowning you the SPIDER QUEEN!
And all the spiders near and far
Came to me, made me a star
And spread my name far and wide
As the girl who let the spider outside.
copyright 2012 micha ♥ goolsby
