The Spider and the Fly

The Spider and the Fly is a classic children's story by Charles Garvice. It tells the story of a spider who tries to lure a fly into his web. The spider uses flattery and sweet words to try to convince the fly to come closer, but the fly is wise to the spider's tricks and refuses to be fooled. In the end, the fly escapes and the spider is left alone in his web. The story is a cautionary tale about being careful of whom you trust and not being taken in by sweet words.

By Charles Garvice · First published 1920 · Genre: Fiction, Children's Literature, Fable · 32 chapters

Contents

• A Swim for Life
• The Wolf and the Lamb
• The Returned Captive
• Strange Tackle
• In Difficulties
• "Love Me, Love My Dog"
• Impressions
• Sympathy or Antipathy?
• The Path of the Ghost
• A Disquieting Rumor
• The Little Old Man
• Under the Evil Eye
• "When Rogues Lie Awake"
• A Summer Storm
• The Serpent's Sting
• The Part of a Flirt
• The Locket
• The Smugglers
• A Bitter Parting
• Lured to His Doom
• Willful Murder
• The Faded Parchment
• The Earl's Secret
• A Trying Interview
• "Man Overboard"
• A Pardonable Treachery
• In the Web
• An Ex-convict's Story
• The Coming Wedding
• Under Arrest
• Closing In
• The Plot Fails

More by Charles Garvice

• Adrien Leroy (1920)
• At Love's Cost (1920)
• The Woman's Way (1920)
• Only One Love (1920)
• Wild Margaret (1894)
• Only a Girl's Love (1920)
• Leslie's Loyalty (1920)
• Just A Girl (1920)
• All works by Charles Garvice