It’s a sunny morning. Crick, the cricket, Annie, the ant, and Speedy, the spider, are under a big tree in the forest. Suddenly, a small caterpillar comes up to them.

“I’m Nelly, the caterpillar”

“I’m Crick, the cricket”

“I’m Speedy, the spider”

“Hi, what’s your name?”

The caterpillar is sad.

“Why are you sad?”

“I’m very small and ugly”

The caterpillar isn’t sad now. She eats through a green leaf, says goodbye to her new friends and goes home to sleep.

“Don’t be sad. We’re your friends”

The next day, Nelly, the caterpillar meets her new friends again. They’re having a picnic under the tree.

“Good morning, everyone” “How are you today?”

“I’m fine, thank you”

“I’m very well, thank you”, 

“I’m just fine”. “How are you?”

“I’m hungry, very hungry”

“Here are two strawberries”

“Here are three cakes”

“Here’s a pear”

“Thank you, my friends”

....says the caterpillar and eats through one pear, two strawberries, three cakes, four carrots, five small tomatoes. She takes a deep breath and goes on to eat through six cherries, seven red sweets, eight chips, nine chocolate cookies and ten green beans. She isn’t hungry now. She says goodbye to her friends and goes home to sleep.

The next morning, Crick, Annie and Speedy are under the tree. They’re waiting for their new friend.

“Where’s Nelly?

“I don’t know”

They’re sad.

Suddenly, a beautiful butterfly flies up to them.

“Good morning”

“Good morning”

“Who are you?”

“I’m Nelly, your friend”,

“Nelly, you’re so beautiful”

“And so big!

“Look! I can fly!” “Can you fly?”

No, but I can jump”

“I can run fast”

“And I can climb”

The four friends are very happy. They sing all together.

Flitter flutter butterfly
Flying in the big blue sky
Flutter high and flutter low
Flutter fast and flutter slow
Flitter flutter butterfly
Flying in the big blue sky
Flutter high and flutter low
Flutter fast and flutter slow