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The Curious Caterpillar

Embrace your uniqueness

By Paschal Mac-BraidePublished 3 years ago 1 min read
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Once upon a time, there was a curious caterpillar named Carl. Carl loved exploring the world around him and asking questions about everything he saw.

One sunny day, while Carl was crawling on a leaf, he spotted a beautiful butterfly fluttering by. Intrigued, Carl decided to ask the butterfly a question.

"Excuse me, Mr. Butterfly," Carl said, "How did you get those pretty wings?"

The butterfly chuckled and replied, "Well, my dear friend, I used to be a curious caterpillar just like you. But I went into a cozy cocoon and stayed there for a while. When I came out, I had wings!"

Excited, Carl thought to himself, "I want wings too!"

Without wasting any time, Carl found a cozy spot and spun himself a little cocoon. He waited patiently, day after day, expecting to transform into a butterfly.

But when the day finally came for Carl to break free from his cocoon, something unexpected happened. Instead of having beautiful wings, he had... a pair of silly googly eyes!

Carl blinked in surprise, looking at his new eyes. He couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all.

He realized that it's okay to be different and that sometimes, things don't turn out the way we expect them to. But that doesn't mean we can't find joy and laughter in our unique qualities.

From that day forward, Carl embraced his googly eyes and became the funniest caterpillar in the garden. He made everyone giggle and reminded them that it's important to appreciate and celebrate our differences.

The moral of the story: Embrace your uniqueness, even if things don't go as planned. Sometimes, the most unexpected qualities can bring the most laughter and joy.

And so, Carl the caterpillar with googly eyes continued his adventures, spreading laughter wherever he went.

The end.

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