Diary of a fly ----by Doreen Cronin
June 7
Tomorrow is the first day of school.
I’m so nervous.
What if I’m the only one who eats regurgitated food?
June 8
Great news! Everyone eats regurgitated food!
June 10
Things they teach you in flight class:
We are the most accomplished fliers on the planet.
Our average speed is 4.5 mph.
Leap backward when taking off.
Things they should teach you in flight class:
Always have a flight plan.
June 12
My parents left us with a babysitter last night.
When they got home, eighty-seven of us were stuck to a strip of flypaper.
Mom says we were a lot easier to watch before we grew heads.
June 14
Today we practiced landing on moving targets.
I am standing on her head right now.
June 15
My school picture came out terrible.
Mom says next time I better have all my eyes looking in the same direction.
June 17
My first science assignment is to use my five senses to observe something creepy.
I chose a first grader.
Five senses observation:
See: will not fit in jar
Feel: sticky
Smell: not so good
Hear: annoying slurping sound
Taste: not so bad
disgusting
June 18
Worm and Spider came over today.
We used a magnifying glass to take a really good look at ourselves.
Yogurt, ice cream, root beer, no idea, gnat juice, dust with milk, egg, cabbage, orange peel, more dirt, still more dirt
Man, we are filthy.
July 1
Today I went swimming.
July 2
I’m making an ‘All About Me’ book for my mom:
All about me by fly
My life
Day1: first day as an egg me
Day 5:first day as a maggot
Day 7:first day with a head worm
Day 10: first day of school
July 13
I asked my mom why I can’t have my own room like Worm.
Because you have 327 brothers and sisters, that’s why.
I told her we could put half of them in the garage to save space.
I’m having a time-out in the garage right now.
July 14
Spider’s grandfather is so smart. You’re very important!
He taught me flies were a very important part of the food chain.
Very cool.
July 15
Worm sat me down and explained the food chain.
That is so not cool.
July 16
The babysitter came back last night. She brought a frog.
When Mom and Dad got home, we were all exactly where we were when they left.
July 21
Why I would make a good superhero:
I have the most powerful flight muscles on the planet.
I can land upside down.
I can see in all directions at once. I see you, Spider.
Spider said, ‘Superheroes bend steel with their bare hands. You eat horse manure with your feet.’
I never thought about it that way.
July 22
Today I learned that flies beat their wings 200 times per second.
No wonder I keep falling asleep in math.
July 23
I visited my aunt Rita today. My word…how you’ve grown, dear.
She’s been trapped on the wrong side of a screen for a week.
August 1
I just know I would make an excellent superhero:
I have 4,000 lenses in each eye.
I can walk on walls.
I can change directions in flight faster than the blink of a human eye.
Spider said,’ Superheroes save the world from outer-space villains. Your brain is the size of a sesame seed.’
I never thought about it that way.
August 2
Today I told Worm and Spider that I could never be a superhero like I wanted.
Worm looked me right in the eyes and said, ’The world needs all kinds of heroes.’
Spider said, ‘I never thought about it that way.’
Neither did I.
June 7
Tomorrow is the first day of school.
I’m so nervous.
What if I’m the only one who eats regurgitated food?
June 8
Great news! Everyone eats regurgitated food!
June 10
Things they teach you in flight class:
We are the most accomplished fliers on the planet.
Our average speed is 4.5 mph.
Leap backward when taking off.
Things they should teach you in flight class:
Always have a flight plan.
June 12
My parents left us with a babysitter last night.
When they got home, eighty-seven of us were stuck to a strip of flypaper.
Mom says we were a lot easier to watch before we grew heads.
June 14
Today we practiced landing on moving targets.
I am standing on her head right now.
June 15
My school picture came out terrible.
Mom says next time I better have all my eyes looking in the same direction.
June 17
My first science assignment is to use my five senses to observe something creepy.
I chose a first grader.
Five senses observation:
See: will not fit in jar
Feel: sticky
Smell: not so good
Hear: annoying slurping sound
Taste: not so bad
disgusting
June 18
Worm and Spider came over today.
We used a magnifying glass to take a really good look at ourselves.
Yogurt, ice cream, root beer, no idea, gnat juice, dust with milk, egg, cabbage, orange peel, more dirt, still more dirt
Man, we are filthy.
July 1
Today I went swimming.
July 2
I’m making an ‘All About Me’ book for my mom:
All about me by fly
My life
Day1: first day as an egg me
Day 5:first day as a maggot
Day 7:first day with a head worm
Day 10: first day of school
July 13
I asked my mom why I can’t have my own room like Worm.
Because you have 327 brothers and sisters, that’s why.
I told her we could put half of them in the garage to save space.
I’m having a time-out in the garage right now.
July 14
Spider’s grandfather is so smart. You’re very important!
He taught me flies were a very important part of the food chain.
Very cool.
July 15
Worm sat me down and explained the food chain.
That is so not cool.
July 16
The babysitter came back last night. She brought a frog.
When Mom and Dad got home, we were all exactly where we were when they left.
July 21
Why I would make a good superhero:
I have the most powerful flight muscles on the planet.
I can land upside down.
I can see in all directions at once. I see you, Spider.
Spider said, ‘Superheroes bend steel with their bare hands. You eat horse manure with your feet.’
I never thought about it that way.
July 22
Today I learned that flies beat their wings 200 times per second.
No wonder I keep falling asleep in math.
July 23
I visited my aunt Rita today. My word…how you’ve grown, dear.
She’s been trapped on the wrong side of a screen for a week.
August 1
I just know I would make an excellent superhero:
I have 4,000 lenses in each eye.
I can walk on walls.
I can change directions in flight faster than the blink of a human eye.
Spider said,’ Superheroes save the world from outer-space villains. Your brain is the size of a sesame seed.’
I never thought about it that way.
August 2
Today I told Worm and Spider that I could never be a superhero like I wanted.
Worm looked me right in the eyes and said, ’The world needs all kinds of heroes.’
Spider said, ‘I never thought about it that way.’
Neither did I.