1 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: Welcome, sleep tight stories the butterfly that went calling. 2 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: As the warm August days came, Mister yellow Butterfly wriggled 3 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: and pushed in his snug little green chrysalis and wished 4 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: he could get out to see the world. He remembered 5 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: the days when he was a hairy little caterpillar, crawling 6 00:00:55,360 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: slowly over grass and leaves, and he remembered how beautiful 7 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: the sky and all the flowers were. Then he thought 8 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: of the new wings which had been growing from his back, 9 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: and he tried to move them, just to see how 10 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: it would feel. He had only six legs since his 11 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: wings grew, and he missed all the sticky feet which 12 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: he had given up when he began to change into 13 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 2: a butterfly. The more he thought about it, the more 14 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 2: he squirmed, until suddenly he heard a faint, little sound, 15 00:01:55,400 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 2: too faint for larger people to hear, and found a 16 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: tiny slit in the wall of his chrysalis. It was 17 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: such a dainty green chrysalis with white wrinkles that it 18 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: seemed almost. 19 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: A pity to have it break. 20 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 2: Still, it had held him for eight days already, and 21 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 2: that was as long as any of his family ever 22 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 2: hung in the chrysalis, so it was quite time for 23 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 2: it to be torn open and left empty. Mister yellow 24 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 2: Butterfly belonged to the second brood that had hatched that year, 25 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 2: and he wanted to be out while the days were still. 26 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: Fine and hot. 27 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: Now, he crawled out of the newly opened door way 28 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 2: to take his first flight. Poor mister butterfly, he found 29 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: his wings so wet and crinkled that they wouldn't work 30 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 2: at all, so he had to sit quietly in the 31 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: sunshine all. 32 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: Day drying them. 33 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 2: And just as they got big and smooth and dry, 34 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: it grew dark and mister Butterfly had to crawl. 35 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: Under a leaf to sleep. 36 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 2: The next morning, bright and early, he flew away to 37 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: visit the flowers. First, he stopped to see the daisies 38 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: by the roadside. 39 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: They were all. 40 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: Dancing in the wind, and their bright faces looked as 41 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: cheerful as anyone could wish. They were glad to see 42 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:13,839 Speaker 2: mister butterfly and wished him to stay all day with them. 43 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: He said, you are very kind, but I really couldn't 44 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: think of doing it. You must excuse my saying it, 45 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 2: but I am surprised to think you will grow here. 46 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 2: It is very dusty and dry, and there is no shade. 47 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 2: I am sure I could have chosen a better place. 48 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 2: The daisy smiled and nodded to each other, saying, this 49 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 2: is the kind of place we were made. 50 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: For, that's all. 51 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 2: Mister Butterfly shook his head doubtfully, and then bade them 52 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 2: a polite good morning, and flew away to call on 53 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 2: the car cardinals. The cardinals are a very stately family, 54 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 2: as everyone knows. They hold their heads very high and 55 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 2: never make deep boughs, even to the wind. But for 56 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 2: all that, they are a very pleasant family to meet. 57 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 2: They gave mister Butterfly a dainty lunch of honey and 58 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 2: seemed very pleased when he told them how beautiful the 59 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: river looked in the sunlight. 60 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: It is a delightful place to grow, said they. 61 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 2: Yeh, said mister butterfly, it is very pretty. Still I 62 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 2: do not think it can be healthy. I really cannot 63 00:05:53,680 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 2: understand why you flowers choose such strange homes. Now there 64 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 2: are the daisies where I just called. They are in 65 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: a dusty, dry place where there is no shade at all. 66 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 2: I spoke to them about it, and they acted quite uppish. 67 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: But the daisies always do choose such places, said the cardinals. 68 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 2: And your family, said, mister butterfly, have lived so long 69 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 2: in wet places that it is a wonder you are alive. 70 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 1: Your color is good. 71 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: But to stand with one's roots in the water all 72 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 2: the time, it is shocking. Cardinals and butterflies. 73 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:44,919 Speaker 1: Lived differently, said the flowers. 74 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 2: Good morning. Mister butterfly left the river and flew over 75 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 2: to the woods. He was very much out of patience. 76 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 2: He was so angry that his feelers quivered. And now 77 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 2: you know how angry he must have been. He knew 78 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 2: that the violets were a very agreeable family who never 79 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 2: put on airs, so he went at once to them. 80 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 2: He had barely said good morning to them when he 81 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 2: began to explain what had displeased him to think. He said, 82 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 2: what notion such flowers have? Now you have a pleasant 83 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: home here in the edge of the woods. I have 84 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: been telling the daisies and the cardinals that they should 85 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 2: grow in such a place, but they wouldn't listen to me. 86 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 2: The daisies were quite uppish about it, and the cardinals 87 00:07:55,400 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: were very stiff. My dear friend answered a violet, they 88 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 2: could never live if they moved up into our neighborhood. 89 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 2: Every flower has his own place in this world, and 90 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 2: is happiest in that place. Everything has its own place 91 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 2: and its own work, and every flower that is wise 92 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 2: will stay in the place for which it was intended. 93 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 2: You were exceedingly kind to want to help the flowers. 94 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: But suppose they had been telling you what to do. 95 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 2: Suppose the cardinals had told you that flying around was 96 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 2: not good for your health, and that to be truly 97 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 2: well you ought to grow planted with your legs in 98 00:08:55,720 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 2: the mud and the water. Oh, said mister butterfly. Oh, 99 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 2: I never thought of that. Perhaps butterflies don't know everything. No, 100 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 2: said the violet. They don't know everything, and you haven't 101 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 2: been out of your chrysalis very long. But those who 102 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 2: are ready to learn can always find someone to tell them. 103 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: Won't you eat some honey? And mister butterfly sipped honey 104 00:09:41,280 --> 00:10:05,319 Speaker 1: And was happy.