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The Junior Classics — Volume 8 - Animal and Nature Stories by Unknown
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her, and when he came she told him all her difficulties, and asked
him what she was to do to feed and rear the little creatures so
different from herself.

"Perhaps you will be able to inquire and hear something about it
next time you go up high," observed the Caterpillar, timidly.

The Lark said, "Perhaps he should;" but he did not satisfy her
curiosity any further. Soon afterwards, however, he went singing
upwards into the bright, blue sky. By degrees his voice died away
in the distance, till the green Caterpillar could not hear a sound.
So she resumed her walk round the Butterfly's eggs, nibbling a bit
of the cabbage-leaf now and then as she moved along.

"What a time the Lark has been gone!" she cried, at last. "I wonder
where he is just now! I would give all my legs to know!" And the
green Caterpillar took another turn round the Butterfly's eggs.

At last the Lark's voice began to be heard again. The Caterpillar
almost jumped for joy, and it was not long before she saw her
friend descend with hushed note to the cabbage bed.

"News, news, glorious news, friend Caterpillar!" sang the Lark;
"but the worst of it is, you won't believe me!"

"I believe everything I am told," observed the Caterpillar,
hastily.

"Well, then, first of all, I will tell you what these little
creatures are to eat. What do you think it is to be? Guess!"
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