Once upon a time a bedbug had made its home in the grand, ornamental bed of a king. Th
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 2020-04-26

Once upon a time a bedbug had made its home in the grand, ornamental bed of a king. The bedbug led a regal and peaceful life, roaming happily among the smooth, expensive silken sheets and velvet quilts that lined the bed. During the day, he slept undisturbed in a corner of a bed, and at night, he (106) on the king's sweet blood. Then one day, a flea drifted into king's bedroom, and he flew straight to the king's bed. The bedbug immediately scolded the intruder and told him that he had come to the wrong place. The flea replied, "My d mp body. "Remember what I told you." the bed bug warned. "We have to wait till the king is in deep sleep before we begin to feast. The flea was very impatient, however, and could not (112) himself Just as the king was beginning to doze off, he bit the king hard on his arm. The king (113) from his bed when he felt the bite, and was very cross indeed. He immediately ordered his servants to strip his bed and find the insect that had caused him such (114). The king's men pulled the linen off the bed and examined it closely The flea, seeing the commotion, flew away to a corner of the room and hid behind a curtain but the servants found the poor bed bug and killed him at (115).