A book by George Selden related the adventures of Chester, this insect "in Times Square"
He 
begs his parents to let him keep the shiny insect in the newsstand, assuring his... [DOC] [TLE] Cricket (insect) - Wikipedia [PAR] Crickets of the family Gryllidae, are insects related to bush crickets, and, more 
distantly, ... Collodi's 1883 children's book, The Adventures of Pinocchio, and in 
films based on the book.