The story of Lefty the butterfly
Lisa found a butterfly in our yard that was unable to get free of her chrysalis. So she helped the butterfly out. But the butterfly had only one good wing (her left one). Her right wing never did unfold properly. Since the butterfly could not fly, Lisa moved her from flower to flower so she could get food.
Lisa discovered that Lefty likes to drink juice from apple slices. Especially when they are on a plate with a flower pattern. So Lefty is a well fed butterfly.
Lefty stays inside our house at night, on a plant in the kitchen. During the day, Lefty stays outside by herself. She can always be found at the end of the day, near the flower that she was put on, since she only travels by walking. Sometimes during the day, Lefty is visited by other butterflies.
Lefty has now been with us for 6 weeks, and she has become a very old butterfly. Her wings are a bit tattered, and her colors are not quite as bright as they used to be. But she does still enjoy drinking from a bright yellow "flower" that was made from a grape that has been put on a kitchen scrubby.
Update, December 24, 2007. After a seven week stay with us, Lefty passed away yesterday. She spent her last day on a favorite plant in the kitchen.
Lisa discovered that Lefty likes to drink juice from apple slices. Especially when they are on a plate with a flower pattern. So Lefty is a well fed butterfly.
Lefty stays inside our house at night, on a plant in the kitchen. During the day, Lefty stays outside by herself. She can always be found at the end of the day, near the flower that she was put on, since she only travels by walking. Sometimes during the day, Lefty is visited by other butterflies.
Lefty has now been with us for 6 weeks, and she has become a very old butterfly. Her wings are a bit tattered, and her colors are not quite as bright as they used to be. But she does still enjoy drinking from a bright yellow "flower" that was made from a grape that has been put on a kitchen scrubby.
Update, December 24, 2007. After a seven week stay with us, Lefty passed away yesterday. She spent her last day on a favorite plant in the kitchen.
posted by David Hoffman at 8:31 AM
2 Comments:
Great story. I will read it to others this afternoon. Publish.
Have a good dinner and good sleep, Lisa.
Love Mom
I enjoy exploring blogs and I found yours today. Although this was an old post on "Lefty", I thought I would let you know something that you might not have known. Even though your child thought the butterfly was stuck in its Chrysalis, it is normal for a butterfly to take a long, long time to get out of one. It is during this time that their wings are drying out and getting stronger so they can fly. If they are "helped" out, then they are handicapped, because their wings are not strong enough (they didn't work to get out of the Chrysalis) I am glad that you were able to feed and take care of the butterfly though. It sounded like she had a good life.
-Tammy
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