1. The Very Hungry C a t e r p i l l a r by Eric Carle

2. In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.

3. One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry C a t e r p i l l a r .

4. He started to look for some food . I’m so HUNGRY!

5. On Monday he ate through 1 apple . But he was still hungry.

6. On Tuesday he ate through 2 pears , but he was still hungry.

7. On Wednesday he ate through 3 plums , but he was still hungry.

8. On Thursday he ate through 4 strawberries , but he was still hungry.

9. On Friday he ate through 5 oranges , but he was still hungry.

10. On Saturday he ate through 1 piece of chocolate cake ,

11. 1 icecream cone

12. 1 pickle,

13. One slice of Swiss cheese,

14. 1 slice of salami

15. 1 lollipop,

16. 1 piece of cherry pie,

17. 1 sausage,

18. 1 cupcake,

19. And 1 slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomachache!

20. The very hungry C a t e r p i l l a r then ate through one green leaf. He started to feel better.

21. Now, the c a t e r p i l l a r was no longer small. He was a big, fat, c a t e r p i l l a r. little BIG

22. He built a small house, called a cocoon around himself. He stayed inside for more than 2 weeks. Then he nibbled a small hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and…

23. A B E A U T I F U L B U T T E R F L Y !