The story follows a caterpillar from hatching from an egg on a leaf until becoming a butterfly. Each day the caterpillar eats through various fruits in an attempt to satisfy its hunger, but remains hungry. By eating through one green leaf, the caterpillar starts to feel better. After building a cocoon and staying inside for two weeks, the caterpillar emerges from the cocoon as a beautiful butterfly.

1. The Very Hungry C a t e r p i l l a r by Eric Carle

2. In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.

3. One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry C a t e r p i l l a r .

4. He started to look for some food . I’m so HUNGRY!

5. On Monday he ate through 1 apple . But he was still hungry.

6. On Tuesday he ate through 2 pears , but he was still hungry.

7. On Wednesday he ate through 3 plums , but he was still hungry.

8. On Thursday he ate through 4 strawberries , but he was still hungry.

9. On Friday he ate through 5 oranges , but he was still hungry.

10. On Saturday he ate through 1 piece of chocolate cake ,

11. 1 icecream cone

12. 1 pickle,

13. One slice of Swiss cheese,

14. 1 slice of salami

15. 1 lollipop,

16. 1 piece of cherry pie,

17. 1 sausage,

18. 1 cupcake,

19. And 1 slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomachache!

20. The very hungry C a t e r p i l l a r then ate through one green leaf. He started to feel better.

21. Now, the c a t e r p i l l a r was no longer small. He was a big, fat, c a t e r p i l l a r. little BIG

22. He built a small house, called a cocoon around himself. He stayed inside for more than 2 weeks. Then he nibbled a small hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and…

23. A B E A U T I F U L B U T T E R F L Y !