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“Will you walk into my parlor said the spider to the fly“

The theme of “The Spider and the Fly“ is the manipulation of the weak by the strong. The poem uses a situation from the non-human world in order to shed light on things in the human world. In the poem, a weak fly is manipulated by a strong spider.

This story is about a silly fly who gives in to her own vanity and loses her life to a cunning spider. The poem begins with the speaker describing the first efforts of a spider to lure a fly into his dark and evil home.

“Unto an evil counselor, close heart and ear and eye. And take a lesson from this tale, of the Spider and the Fly.“

I would use this book with my elementary students to expose them to poetry in a more anticipatory and mysterious way. I think that students would be very involved in the story this book portrays, as they are curious if the fly will fall into the spider's trap. I could also use this book to teach my students about the importance of not falling into traps by strangers and protecting yourself from harm.

This book was based off of the original poem by Mary Howitt. It tells the story of a spider luring a fly into his web trap through his slow, creepy rhymes. This book is most effectively read in a slower manner to match the rhythm. It uses multiple rhymes on each page of the book to tell the story in a mysterious and anticipatory way, keeping the audience hooked on what will happen next.

“Will you walk into my parlor said the spider to the fly“

The theme of “The Spider and the Fly“ is the manipulation of the weak by the strong. The poem uses a situation from the non-human world in order to shed light on things in the human world. In the poem, a weak fly is manipulated by a strong spider.

This story is about a silly fly who gives in to her own vanity and loses her life to a cunning spider. The poem begins with the speaker describing the first efforts of a spider to lure a fly into his dark and evil home.

“Then he came out to his door again, and merrily did sing,
'Come hither,hither, pretty fly, with the pearly and silver wing;
Your robes are green and purple-there's a crest upon your head;
Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!“