Caterpillar's Tale

too impatient to argue with the ant and the bee

confused by the questions the ant and the bee are asking

unconcerned about what the ant and the bee think about its house

afraid to show the ant and the bee the best way to make a house

Up and down the caterpillar’s head moved, weaving and weaving.

At last the veil grew so thick that you could only guess that the caterpillar might still be at work inside.

But the caterpillar did not die

Many days and nights passed, and at last what had once been the caterpillar began to stir and wake.