LESSON 11 

 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES 



MEMORY VERSE 



Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the 

 heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that 

 love him. 1 Cor. 2:9 



The Purpose 



The metamorphosis of the caterpillar into a butterfly 

 has been used again and again as a lesson on immortality. 

 A child instinctively trusts the future. It is not until 

 later that doubts arise. But a lesson learned in child- 

 hood, though not needed then, will come back in the time 

 of need and help to keep faith triumphant. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



In presenting this lesson to the children it should be 

 made quite plain that only a few species of the cater- 

 pillar do harm to our trees and gardens, and that those are 

 the ones that the birds do not eat on account of their thick, 

 hairy covering. The other species, excepting the smaller 

 varieties, that is, the cankerworm and inchworm, are not 

 numerous enough to do any real damage to our vegetation. 



The difference between moths and butterflies should 

 be emphasized. Some of the class may have seen a moth 

 or a butterfly emerge from its cocoon or crysalis and 

 expand its wings before it flew away. Let one who has 

 seen it tell the others about it. 



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