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Fly Tale

Oh, I am just a little fly.
You slap at me as I buzz by.
I'd rather be a kid like you
But I must do what flies must do.

I spend my time dodging swatters
And laying eggs in stinky waters.
To do all this I have to eat,
That's why I say grace on your meat.

We flies have feelings, laughs and sighs,
And we see life through special eyes.
So know that flies mean you no harm
And I wish we'd never left the farm!

—Grandpa Tucker
Copyright ©1999 by Bob Tucker

Big-eyed fly


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