Itsy Bitsy Spider



Itsy Bitsy Spider appears in the short story "Up the Waterspout.

While walking to school with his sister Mitzi Spider, they hear the cries of Fred Fly. Climbing up the waterspout (despite warnings from his mother and his teacher Miss Cricket), Itsy frees Fred, but is immediately washed down the spout by a downpour of rain. Realizing that the Spiders are about to be washed away forever, Fred flies to wake up Solomon Sun, who comes out and dries up all the rain.

When he returns home, Itsy writes a song about his experience, which we still sing today.