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LITTLE CRITTER
by Mercer Mayer
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8/11/19 4:12 PM
Today Mom and Dad went on a trip, and Grandma and Grandpa came to stay with us. “Bye-bye, Mom and Dad!” I said. “Don’t worry. I will take care of everything.”
Dad helped me look up facts about caterpillars. Did you know that a caterpillar starts its life as an egg? When it hatches, it eats leaves and flowers all day and all night long.
So, I went outside and hunted for caterpillars.
I put the caterpillars in a special box with some leaves and some flowers so they would have enough to eat. 14
. . . I had to learn how to use my crutches. My cast sure was heavy. It almost made me fall over . . .
. . . but I kept trying.
Finally, I got it right. “Good job, Little Critter!” said the nurse. “Now you can go home.” Little Sister and Dad picked us up.