Simon Whistler, of the series Today I Found Out, explains how the delicate little ladybug got its name and why it is held in such high esteem. More @ Common Sense Evaluation.
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That was interesting. Ladycow… who knew?
Lady bug, lady bug fly away home… And darn I can’t remember the rest of that old nursery rhyme.
Your house is on fire and your children are all alone. That should be it if I remember right.
Pretty much the current U.S. version is below, There have been many variants over time, though. As a child, I heard the fourth line as “And your children will burn”.
Ladybug! Ladybug!
Fly away home.
Your house is on fire.
And your children all gone.
All except one,
And that’s little Ann,
For she crept under
The frying pan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladybird_Ladybird
And then they imported the asian variety and they want to move in with you.
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/multicolored-asian-lady-beetle
Why do I/we even remember this stuff from our childhood 50 or more years ago. In my case it’s probably closer to 55-60 years ago. I even remember Mad magazine nursery rhymes from the 60’s, If wishes were horses, if rides were free, if Huntley were Cronkite, we’d watch NBC. Late post, I just got off work, woohoo, up to Kalispell ,Mt. and back today.
https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/2006/11/08/ladybugs-californias-gold-8001/
.FWIW