A big, sunny flower garden slowly woke up with buzzing bees and chirping birds.

Lottie the little ladybug loved her bright red shell and its perfect black dots very much.

She wiggled her shiny antennae excitedly, feeling happy for the new day.

Lottie: “Good morning, happy garden!”

Lottie stretched her tiny, sleepy legs, preparing for a big adventure.

Lottie: “My spots feel so shiny!”

Lottie looked closely at her reflection in a big, glistening dewdroplet mirror.

Lottie: “GASP! Where are spots?”

Her beautiful red shell was now completely plain, not a single dot in sight.

Lottie wiggled her little wings nervously, a worried flutter in the morning air.

Lottie: “My black spots are GONE!”

This was a very big, very spotty problem indeed for Lottie's day.

Lottie zipped across the garden to a big, green cabbage leaf where Barnaby lived.

Lottie: “Barnaby! Help me, please!”

Barnaby the beetle munched slowly on a juicy, green leaf.

Barnaby: “What is it, Lottie?”

Lottie: “My spots! They vanished!”

Barnaby carefully looked at Lottie's smooth, red shell.

Barnaby: “Oh dear, no spots!”

Lottie: “Where did they go?”

They searched together under a yellow daisy, peeking underneath every petal.

Barnaby: “Not here, little Lottie.”

They peeked behind a big, pink rosebud, searching high and low for clues.

Lottie: “No spots there either!”

Barnaby suddenly had a very, very funny idea about the missing dots.

He pointed his antennae to a sticky spiderweb nearby, shimmering in the sun.

Barnaby: “Look, Lottie, your spots!”

Tiny black bits glittered, stuck on the shimmering web like little jewels.

Lottie: “Oh! I scrubbed too hard!”

Lottie found a cozy, soft petal bed under the peaceful moonlight.

She curled up and dreamed of new, wiggly, funny spots for tomorrow.