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Eight

'What is that red spot on my cheek?'young Ruth asked her mother one morning.

'It looks like an insect bite,'her mother said.'It will go away. Just don't scratch it.'

Soon the small spot grew into a small boil.

'Look at it now,'Ruth said.'It's getting bigger. It's sore!'

'That sometimes happens,'her mother said.'It will calm down soon.'

In a few days the boil was even larger.

'Look at it now,'Ruth said.'It hurts and it's ugly!'

'We'll have the doctor look at it tomorrow,'her mother said.'Maybe it's infected.'

That night Ruth took a hot bath. As she soaked herself,the boil burst,and out poured a swarm of tiny baby spiders from the eggs that had been laid in her cheek!

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