"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