The Lost Caterpillar

Seven worms are walking happily. Their mother is leading them. They have just had their breakfast on a big tree near a river.

“Come on, children. Let’s go home,” Mama Worm says.

Suddenly, a cricket says, “Your last child is ugly!” “Ugly?” asks Mama Worm. Then she looks at the child. He is not the same as her other children. “Hey, ugly!” she says, “You are not my child. Go away!”

The little brown worm walks away. He is very sad. When he is near a lake, he looks into the   water.

“Oh, how ugly I am,” he cries.

“You are not ugly,” says a voice. “Oh, I find you, my child.”

The worm looks around. There is a beautiful big butterfly and her children.    They all look the same as he.

“They may call you ugly,” says Butterfly.

“But you are the most beautiful child in the world. One day, you will turn into a beautiful butterfly.”

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