When my children were young, they loved to be read to. At times, we would find ourselves in places where I had simply forgotten to bring along a book. On one such occasion we found ourselves waiting for food to arrive in a very busy restaurant. In order to keep the children entertained, I took a napkin from the table and jotted a little “ditty” down, then began to tell the story to my children.
A year later, my daughter’s first grade glass used the story to study the term “illustrator”. Each child received a copy of the story and they illustrated how they envisioned the drawings might look. I still have some of those books today.
I hope as you read the story of “The Tickle Bee”, you find within yourself, the spot that holds the tickle dot….and smile!
The Tickle Bee
By: Kerri Dansby
High up in the gumshoe tree there lives a little tickle bee.
He likes to fly around at night above the city’s bright white lights.
He looks for people who are sad and sometimes finds they’re even mad.
He buzzes high above their heads and waits for them to go to bed.
When all is hushed and all is still, he lands outside the windowsill.
The tickle bee then sneaks right in and lands upon the person’s chin.
He walks around to find the place that holds the smile upon the face.
And when he finds that certain spot, he plants a little tickle dot.
As if by magic in the night, the tickle bee then takes to flight.
In the morning’s bright sun light, the tickle bee finds all is right.
Smiles are seen instead of frowns because the frowns are upside down.
I know this story to be true, the tickle bee made me smile too.
So if you’re feeling really down don’t despair he’ll be around.
Just find a little gumshoe tree and there you’ll find a tickle bee.
