THE CATERPILLAR 



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Busy body, busy body, 

 Always light and gay ; 



It seems to me, 



For all I see, 

 Your work is only play. 



ALICE GARY. 



another worker caterpillar 

 damage foolish helping 



And here is another hard 

 worker. 



His name is the cater- 

 pillar. 



But he does a 

 great deal of 

 damage. He 

 eats the leaves 

 from the trees. 

 We do not want our trees eaten up. 

 Shall we kill the caterpillars then ? 

 Birds eat caterpillars. We do not want to 

 take away the birds' dinner. 

 No ; for we love the birds. 

 But why are there so many caterpillars ? 

 Why do not the birds eat them up ? 



