The Ugly Caterpillar

The Ugly CaterpillarBased on the fairy tale, “The ugly duckling”,

retold by 1K, 2010.

The ugly caterpillar

Once there lived an ugly, grey caterpillar.

The ugly caterpillar

All the other caterpillars in the garden were beautiful colours.

The ugly caterpillar

Because the grey caterpillar was such a dull colour, he could only come out at night.

The ugly caterpillar

The pretty green caterpillar liked to hide in the green grass. The frogs and birds couldn’t see her.

The ugly caterpillar

The beautiful yellow caterpillar liked to hide in the yellow toys. The frogs and birds couldn’t see him.

The ugly caterpillar

Every night, the ugly, grey caterpillar ate lots of leaves. During the day, he had to hide in the bin!

The ugly caterpillar

The green caterpillar called the ugly caterpillar “Fatso!” The yellow caterpillar called the ugly caterpillar “Loser!”

The ugly caterpillar

While the ugly caterpillar kept eating, the colourful caterpillars played “Tips”, “Heads down, thumbs up” and “Hide and seek”.

The ugly caterpillar

When they camouflaged, the colourful caterpillars were very hard to find.

The ugly caterpillar

Meanwhile, the ugly, grey caterpillar just ate and ate and ate. He grew very fat.

The ugly caterpillar

“You haven’t been eating enough food to make a beautiful cocoon,” warned the ugly, grey caterpillar.

The ugly caterpillar

The ugly caterpillar?

“Where are the others? I want to show off my new butterfly wings!”

The ugly caterpillar?

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The ugly caterpillar?

“Oh... you’re so beautiful!” said the other butterflies.

The beautiful butterfly

“We should have listened...”

The beautiful butterfly

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