"Because my gauzy wings you see,

Are very, very new.

A caterpillar once was I

And crawled about like you."

The ugly little caterpillar did not believe the beautiful butterfly. He just laughed.

"Oh!" said the lovely butterfly,

"All that I say is true.

But you can't stay there very long,

There's work for you to do.

"To the very top of this big tree