The very hungry Caterpillar

THE VERY ,
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by Eric Carle

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THE VERY?

HUNGRY

CATERPILLAR

by Eric Carle

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In the light

of the moon

a little egg

lay on a leaf.

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One Sunday morning the warm sun came up and — pop! — out of the egg
came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.

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He started to look for some food.

On Monday

he ate through
one apple.
But he was still
hungry.



On Tuesday

he ate through
two pears,
but he was
still hungry.

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On Wednesday

he ate through
three plums,
but he was still
hungry.

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He started to look for some food.

On Thursday

he ate through
four strawberries,
but he was still
hungry.

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He started to lo

On Friday

he ate through
five oranges,
but he was still
hungry.

On Saturday

he ate through
one piece of
chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami,

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one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon.
That night he had a stomachache!



The next day was Sunday again.
The caterpillar ate through

one nice green leaf,
and after that he felt

much better.

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Now he wasn't hungry any more -and he wasn't a little caterpillar any more.
He was a big, fat caterpillar.

He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for
more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and.

he was a beautiful butterfly!



$9.99 USA ©Copyright 1969 and 1987 b> Erie Carle. Publuhed by Philomel Book., a di.i.ion of The 00>
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Putnam & Grosset Group. \e* York. Published simultaneously in Canada. Printed in Singapore. 9 '780399"226908

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-13202 ISBN 0-399-22690-7 ISBN 0-3^-221^0-7
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