STELLA WAS ENJOYING a stroll across the schoolyard when she found the worm. She should have been in history with Avatar Barnett, but honestly, how much “War of Independence this” and “Battle for the Galaxy that” could a girl take?
The sun was out. Rainbow trees were flowering. With her mum gone, Stella had hacked into the virtual timetable and given herself an extended lunch break.
“Look, Galileo,” she called. “Here, boy! Come see.”
Galileo scampered over, stopping only once to leap at a passing butterfly.
“Moof, moof! Weow?”
“Check it out.” Stella kneeled down and brought her chin close to something shimmery and wriggling. “If I didn’t know better, I’d say that was a waste worm . . .”
“Moof!”
Galileo sprung forward, swatting at the worm. Sparks flew.…
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Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites And Puzzles For Children And Kids (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2022