What a Wonder!

            I am just a housefly. People swat at my kind. I zoom around, and am not the most popular insect in the house. I felt almost miserable, until I saw a butterfly.

            I was a young fly and was on my own for the first time. I flew almost everywhere around the house. The children of the house pointed at me with disgust. Their mother cried a vociferous shrill when she saw me. Her husband attempted to kill me with flat-ended weapon.

            I eventually found safety in the family's garden. I landed in a bush to hide from them. As I turned around, I saw a large, green-blue, pouch-like object dangling from a twig. I flew closer to the mysterious object. As soon as I became close enough to touch the pouch, a long, black leg popped right out of it! I screamed and immediately hid behind a fallen leaf. I carefully observed the strange being crawl out of its casing.

            The being turned out to be an insect like me, only larger. Once I could see the insect's body, two gorgeous, orange and black wings unraveled before my compound eyes. It was like nothing I have ever seen. The insect did not see little, homely-looking me. His large, thin wings elevated him through the bush's hard twigs and heavy leaves and up into the sky. The creature was truly magnificent. His wings skated through the air and contrasted greatly against the cool hues of the day and the garden. He was like a flame on a cold day.

            This creature fascinated me. I wish to be admired for such beauty and elegance. Unlike me, I bet no human would swat at such an organism. What a wonder that I saw! 

                                                                        Citations   

About.com; http://pestcontrol.about.com/od/identificationofpests/a/The-House-Fly.htm (Accessed Mar. 22, 2012)