Paper Wings

Although chewing on leaves was very satisfying for Caterpillar, he began to feel funny. He didn’t know how, or even what felt different, but he just felt too big. His whole body began to ache. To his surprise, at the height of his pain, his skin split in half and peeled right off. In fact, it sat in a crumpled ball next to him. What a relief! Since he was still very hungry, Caterpillar gobbled up his old skin and the rest of the leaf it was on too.