On a soft, dewy green leaf, deep within a cheerful garden, Bitty the ladybug woke up with a sleepy wiggle.

She loved her shiny red shell and its seven perfectly round, black spots more than anything.

Bitty stretched her tiny antennae and yawned a very wide, tiny yawn.

She rolled over to admire her shell, then gasped with a tiny, shocked squeak!

Bitty: “Oh no! My spots! Where did they all go?”

Bitty: “My beautiful spots are missing!”

Her bright red back was now completely smooth and looked surprisingly bare.

Bitty: “This is truly awful! What will I ever do?”

She quickly tumbled right off her comfortable leaf with a funny, comical plop!

Bitty bounced with urgency across the garden path, heading towards the cool, blue pond.

Bitty: “Hello, hello, anybody! Have you seen my missing spots?”

A friendly, green frog named Flippy hopped onto a wobbly water lily pad.

Flippy: “Ribbit! Little Bitty, what's all the big fuss, ribbit?”

Bitty: “Flippy, my beautiful spots are completely gone!”

Flippy: “Gone? That is quite funny! Hop over here quickly, Bitty!”

Bitty cautiously wiggled her way to the soft edge of the lily pad.

Flippy: “Hmm, did you check under your little wings, maybe?”

Bitty: “Of course! My wings are completely empty, Flippy!”

Flippy: “Well, perhaps you left them hiding by the tall, yellow dandelions?”

Bitty politely thanked Flippy and zipped towards the sunny, bright yellow patch.

Near the tallest, fluffiest dandelion, a super busy bee named Buzzy buzzed with great importance.

Bitty: “Buzzy, Buzzy! Have you seen my lost spots anywhere at all?”

Buzzy: “Bzzzz! Spots? Are they sweet like golden pollen, Bitty?”

Bitty: “No, Buzzy, my seven black, perfectly round spots!”

Buzzy: “Oh, those! Did you perhaps... tickle them right off, bzzzz?”

Bitty found that idea so absolutely silly, she laughed and laughed until her little legs wiggled!

Bitty: “Tickle them off? That's the funniest thing I've heard!”

Bitty: “Wait! I feel something on my back!”

She quickly twisted around and looked down.

Bitty: “My spots! Oh my goodness, they're all back! Just like that!”

Buzzy: “A good giggle always helps, Bitty. Now, time for sleepy dreams!”