Unwitting Instigator of Doom: While Cocky Roach isn't innocent in playing a mean trick on Frances, he didn't realize how out of hand the fire would get. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

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This book explores the serious consequences of playing with matches and teaches young children an important fire safety lesson.

During the lesson you will share the book with the class and engage them in discussions about the characters and their actions in the story.Narrator: Frances had been told how many times how dangerous matches could be, but Cocky had her under his spell. Cocky Roach: (laughing) My mommy left these on the table at home last week and still hasn't noticed they're missing! Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

Delighted after finding her newfound torch, she flies to the sky holding the match, leaving a light in the air until the fire from the match burns her wings at the center of the insect forest and Frances drops it while falling to the ground, much to Cocky's shock. He taunted at Frances in the short version instead of saying how grown up Francis is with her torch in the long version. Can't Get Away with Nuthin': Frances flying with a lit match causes a massive fire that burns down her kingdom. Scare Factor: None, but it rises to Medium when the fire burns the kingdom, then drops to Low when the insects gather for an emergency meeting, as it reveals the fact that matches could destroy a large area or a home in a short amount of time, which can raise the scare factor. Narrator: One evening, Frances was sitting on a twig, feeling very sorry for herself when Cocky Roach appeared.The next morning when the fire was put out, the insects visit King Chrysalis, a butterfly at an emergency meeting. Narrator: Because Frances was still a very young firefly, her tail wouldn't glow like those of the grown-ups and this made her feel very sad. Cocky Roach gets banished from the insect kingdom and can be seen scuttling against litter bins while looking for food. They are small text files placed in your browser to track usage of our site but they don’t tell us who you are. Besides that, Cocky took the box of matches from the kitchen without his mother knowing whereas in the long version, the matches were left by his mother on the table.