The Very Quiet Cricket

One day, a little cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. But the little cricket cannot make a sound. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn't until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp "hello!"<br><br><b>Excerpt:</b><br><i>Hello! </i>whispered a praying mantis,<br>scraping its huge front legs together.<br>The little cricket wanted to answer,<br>so he rubbed his wings together.<br>But nothing happened. Not a sound.