BR 2-12: The Old Woman who swallowed a Fly

I read “The Old Woman who swallowed a Fly”. This story is about an old woman, a fly, a spider, a bird, a cat, a dog, a goat, a cow and a horse. This book is very interesting and unbelievable. I will tell you about this story. There was an old woman who swallowed a fly, so she swallowed the spider to catch the fly. Next, she swallowed the bird to catch the spider. But they wriggled and tickled inside her. Also, she swallowed the cat to catch the bird. Gradually her abdomen was big. At last, she swallowed a horse to catch the cow. She was taken an X-ray of her abdomen. I can see the animals inside her. There are a lot of animals inside her. When she swallowed a horse, she died.

I think that it is natural that she will die. It is unbelievable, isn’t it? If we swallowed a horse, a cat, a cow, a dog and a goat, we are sure to die. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly. I cannot do a thing like that. She is an amazing woman. By the way, the illustration of the book helps me to read. Also the same expression is repeated, so it is easy for me to understand the story. The illustration is very cute. So please read it.

Reference
Davies, K. (2008). The Old Woman who swallowed a Fly. London: Usborne Publishing Ltd.

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