"WHAT?!?"
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"See it? There's a long, hairy snake on this tree! Come here quick!"
"Oh, honey, that's not a snake, it's just a bug."
"Is it a worm?"
"Nope, it's a caterpillar."
"What's a catterpitter?"
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"This is what a butterfly or a moth looks like before it grows its pretty wings."
"Does it grow wings like I grow toenails?"
"Nope. It builds a little house on a tree called a cocoon, and it stays tucked inside until it has turned into a butterfly."
"How does it get out? Does it break its house like this? ERRRRGH!" Cael grimaced and shook with force as he showed me his strength.
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"Something like that. But these are nice bugs, they don't bite or sting. Do you want to touch him?"
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"Nope, he looks yucky."
"Okay, you don't have to touch him. I don't think he's a very fancy caterpillar anyway. He won't be one of those pretty orange butterflies-- I think he'll probably just turn into a moth."
"Oh. Let's let him go, then."
"Okay. Should we name him before we set him loose?"
"Yes. I'm going to name him Hexagon."
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"Hexagon? That's kind of a weird name!"
"It's better than catterpitter!"
Just started reading your blog, but I will be back to read more just because of that Hawkeye shirt!!!! Are you an Iowan??? Grew up there and somehow landed myself in NJ---so l love finding Iowa connections!
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