Here's a short story:

Once upon a time, there was a happy little caterpillar named Curly. Curly loved to eat leaves and play with his friends. One day, while he was munching on a leaf, he suddenly became confused. He had heard that caterpillars turn into butterflies, but he didn't know how to do it!

Curly became angry at himself for not knowing how to turn into a butterfly. He asked all of his friends but they didn't know either. Curly's stomach began to grumble, so he decided to go search for more leaves to eat.

As Curly was eating, he suddenly became very sad. He felt like he would never be able to turn into a butterfly. Just then, he noticed a beautiful butterfly flying by. Curly was shocked! He asked the butterfly how he turned into one.

The butterfly explained that caterpillars turn into butterflies after they spin themselves a cocoon, have a long nap and emerge as a beautiful butterfly. Curly was so excited that he immediately spun himself a cocoon and took a nap.

When he woke up, he was amazed to see that he had turned into a beautiful butterfly just like the one he had seen earlier! Curly was so happy that he flew off to show all of his friends his transformation. They were all shocked and amazed, and Curly lived happily ever after as a beautiful butterfly.

Reflections

1. How did Curly feel at the beginning of the story?
2. Why was Curly confused?
3. What did Curly do to turn into a butterfly?
4. How did Curly's friends react when they saw him as a butterfly?
5. What lesson did Curly learn in the story?