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Once upon a time there was a caterpillar named 

Iggy. He was an inch long and had to constantly 

worry about being eaten. One day when he 

inching along he saw a peculiar bug he had never 

laid eyes on before. He noticed a net nearby and 

he quickly tried to gain the bugs attention by 

screaming as loud as he could in his tiny little 

voice. Thankfully his warning was loud enough. 

The bug quickly flew down and narrowly escaped. 

When it was close enough Iggy realized that it 

was not a bug but a fairy!

The fairy was of course very grateful to Iggy for 

saving her from capture. In her gratitude she 

offered to grant any wish his heart desired. Iggy 

tired of always having to run politely asked the 

fairy if she could help him escape the next time 

he was in trouble. The fairy stated she could do 

better than that. She would help him train with 

her magic so that eventually in one leap he 

would be able to escape his predators. They 

agreed to meet up in the same place the next 

day to begin the training.

The next day the fairy began talking Iggy through 

what she would do. While the fairy's magic was 

strong, she would not be able to help him forever. 

She stated that she would help him train for ten 

days. Iggy was very grateful to the fairy but 

wanted to know how he would move faster and 

how quickly his speed would improve. The fairy 

told him she would teach him how to hop. Each 

day he would be able to hop twice as far as the 

last.

After teaching him how to hop he gave it a try. He 

jumped one inch.

Iggy was dissatisfied with the length of his 

hop, even though it was very impressive that 

he had jumped his full length in one leap. The 

fairy reassured him that he would improve. 

She marked where he had jumped to with a 

rock. She told him to meet her back by the 

rock the next day.

The next day Iggy came back as promised. 

The fairy told him to try hopping again. With 

the help of her magic he jumped a two inches! 

Iggy was impressed that the length of his 

jumps had doubled so quickly. The fairy 

marked where he had jumped to with a rock 

and they agreed to meet again the next day.

When he greeted the fairy at their next 

training session he was astonished when the 

fairy told him that he would be able to hop four 

inches this time! When he gave it a try he was 

surprised to find out she was correct! She 

marked his progress with a rock again.

And so they fell into a pattern of meeting each 

day. And everyday the fairy would mark Iggy's 

progress with a rock. They next day his hop 

doubled in length again. Now he could leap 

eight inches!

Iggy was surprised to find he had left the 

shelter of his patch of grass. The fairy assured 

him and told him that he would be safe. By 

marking the distance from one jump to the 

next and having him jump from where he 

previously landed, she would be able to show 

how far he had hopped in total. Iggy thought 

that was a wonderful way to encourage him 

and show his progress and told the fairy how 

much he appreciated her doing that.

Iggy was very proud of his progress but the 

fairy boasted that his hops would only get 

better! When he tried hopping again he leaped 

sixteen inches.

When Iggy hopped from the previous rock he jumped 

thirty two inches!

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