Identifier: mothernatureslit00foxf (find matches)
Title: Mother Nature's little ones
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Fox, Frances Margaret, 1870-
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: Boston, L. C. Page & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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burrow was entirely finished, the busy workerclosed the opening with sand and flew away.There was a grasshopper down by the brook,just getting ready to show the other grass-hoppers how far he could jump, when he wassuddenly put to sleep by Madam Sand Wasp,who stung him before he knew what she wasafter. He was paralyzed, poor fellow, butas he never realized what happened to him,he surely needed no pity. Though she had four wings, Madam SandWasp couldnt lift the grasshopper from theground and fly directly to her burrow; she hadto climb a tree with him and fly downwardfrom a branch with her heavy burden. It seemed wonderful that she knew whereto look for the hidden burrow which she foundso easily in the wide stretch of sand. Closebeside the doorway she placed the grasshopper,where he lay on his back, arms folded. On hisface, upturned to the sky, was a happy smile— the same smile he wore when he was goingto show the other grasshoppers how far hecould jump. 20 MOTHER NATURE S LITTLE ONES
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Madam SandWasp rapidlykicked thesand awayfrom her frontdoor anddragged Mr.Grasshopperdown, headfirst, leavinghim at the endof the burrow.Then out shecame andagain care-fully coveredthe entranceto the burrowwith sand, bystanding withher face awayfrom theopening andkicking thesand with herhind feet. THE CHILD OF THE SAND WASP 21 Twice more she returned, each time bring-ing a paralyzed grasshopper — and these threegrasshoppers were for her child to eat when heshould be big enough to come out of his egg.Madam Sand Wasp left the tiny egg near theneck of the middle grasshopper. The reason she was so careful to close theburrow every time she went out was becauseshe feared some other child would be left by hismother to eat her childs grasshopper, and shedidnt want the little fellow to share with anyone. It wasnt long before the child of the SandWasp came out of his egg and began to eat.He didnt mind being in the dark a bit —didnt cry for his mother once — just ate andkept still like a g

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