The Belly Bug Bully 643o56

THE BELLY BUG BULLY

BY SABRINA PANFILO

COPYRIGHT © 2014 SABRINA PANFILO.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-1172-0 (SC) ISBN: 978-1-4808-1173-7 (HC) ISBN: 978-1-4808-1221-5 (E)

ARCHWAY PUBLISHING REV. DATE: 10/24/2014

FOR MOM, DAD, AND SCA THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME TO BELIEVE IN MYSELF AND TO ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING NO MATTER HOW WRONG LIFE CAN BE, AT TIMES. I LOVE YOU.

FOR JAYDEN CARLO MY SON, NEVER WISH TO BE SOMEONE ELSE WHEN LIFE GETS TOUGH. YOU CAN DO IT! BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, LOVE YOURSELF, AND RESPECT YOURSELF… AND YOU WILL ALWAYS WIN. I LOVE YOU.

FOR JAMIE MARGARET YOU ARE SUCH A DOLL! THANK YOU FOR BEING A WONDERFUL AND LOYAL FRIEND TO JAYDEN CARLO, BFFL. WE LOVE YOU.

MINDING MY OWN IN A PLACE CALLED HOME, I ROAM AND ROAM TO FIND A TOY - THE PERFECT ONE TO BRING ME JOY! A DINOSAUR? CARS? A FANCY DOLL OR THAT BOOK OF MARS?

WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEAR A RUMBLE, A TUMMY MUMBLE. IT CANNOT BE; I WASH MY HANDS SO FAITHFULLY! EVERY DAY - IN SCHOOL AND OUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY OR ALPHABET, I SING AND SHOUT!

MINDING MY OWN, TO THE POTTY I ROAM…. OH, NO! HERE IT COMES…1,2,3… THE BELLY BUG BULLY BIT ME! I SCREAM FOR MOM! I FLEE TO MY BED! I CLOSE MY EYES AND REST MY HEAD!

MINDING MY OWN, MY TUMMY ACHES. SO HUNGRY, BUT SO SCARED TO EAT MY PANCAKES! NOT A BITE, YOU SEE, OR IT WILL BULLY ME!

IT WILL POKE ME AND PRICK ME AND MAKE ME FEEL SICK. THIS MEAN BELLY BUG BULLY!

NOW FOR THE FEVER ... HIGH? TOO HIGH! BELLY BUG BULLY MAKES ME CRY!

DOCTORS SAY TO DRINK AND DRINK AND I CANNOT, WILL NOT, EVEN THINK!

EVERYTHING HURTS FROM HEAD TO TOE. I CANNOT HANDLE THIS NEW FOE! WHY ME? IT CANNOT BE! I WASH MY HANDS SO FAITHFULLY!

MINDING MY OWN IN A PLACE CALLED HOME, MOM TELLS ME TO BE BRAVE. ATTENTION IS ALL THIS BULLY CRAVES!

FIND A TOY! BRING ME JOY! A SUPERHERO COSTUME OR EVEN COWBOY! NO! I MUST BE ME. I MUST BE STRONG. WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, MOM’S NEVER WRONG!

HOMEMADE SOUP IS WHAT I SEE WITH GOLDFISH CRACKERS WAITING JUST FOR ME!

CAN I DO IT? YES, I CAN!

BAD BELLY BUG BULLY, I’M NOT AFRAID. THIS IS JUST HOW I WAS MADE.

HERE IT GOES! I HEAR A RUMBLE. MY TUMMY GROWLS, BUT OUT OF HUNGER! 1, 2, 3…

I EAT MY SOUP! I DRINK MY TEA! I REST MY HEAD AND LET IT BE!

I AM ME, GO ON AND FLEE! NASTY BELLY BUG BULLY, YOU CANNOT -WILL NOT- BULLY ME!

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