The Housefly

Houseflies are very little. They have no bones. They taste things with their feet. Houseflies pick up germs when they land on rotting food or dead animals. Houseflies can fly very fast to get away from enemies.

• A housefly laid 5 eggs on a piece of bread. She laid 6 eggs on a dead animal. How many eggs did she lay all together? 5+6=

• There were 10 flies buzzing. 2 of them flew away. How many houseflies were left? 10-2=

• A housefly lived for 4 days at a junkyard. The housefly lived at my house for 2 days. How many days did the housefly live all together? 4+2=