棉花姑娘生病了,葉子上長(zhǎng)滿了蚜蟲(chóng)。啄木鳥(niǎo)飛來(lái)了。棉花姑娘說(shuō):“啄木鳥(niǎo)伯伯,請(qǐng)您幫我捉蟲(chóng)吧!”啄木鳥(niǎo)搖搖頭說(shuō):“對(duì)不起,我會(huì)捉樹(shù)干上的害蟲(chóng),不會(huì)捉蚜蟲(chóng)。”
青蛙蹦蹦跳跳地來(lái)了。棉花姑娘說(shuō):“青蛙叔叔,請(qǐng)您幫我捉害蟲(chóng)吧!”青蛙擺擺手說(shuō):“對(duì)不起,我會(huì)捉稻田里的害蟲(chóng),不會(huì)捉蚜蟲(chóng)!
幾只圓圓的小瓢蟲(chóng)飛來(lái)了,見(jiàn)到棉花姑娘身上的蚜蟲(chóng),就大口大口地吃起來(lái),棉花姑娘高興地說(shuō):“謝謝你們幫我捉害蟲(chóng)。你們是誰(shuí)呀?”小瓢蟲(chóng)說(shuō):“我們身上有七個(gè)黑點(diǎn),像七顆星星,大家叫我們七星瓢蟲(chóng)!
棉花姑娘的病好了。秋后,結(jié)滿了棉桃,咧開(kāi)嘴笑啦!