Zero's Seven-Legged Adventure Begins

Zero stretched all eight legs in the morning sunshine between the two friendly sunflowers. The little spider's yellow eyes sparkled as a new butterfly landed nearby. "Hello!" Zero called, scurrying forward to say good morning. But Zero's back leg caught in a twisted vine. Snap! Zero tumbled down, down into the soft leaves below. When Zero stood up, something felt very wrong. One leg wouldn't move at all. Zero counted—one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Only seven legs now. Zero's red bow tie trembled.