Caterpillar
Personal memory by Rachel Fox
2010 • Rockford, IL, USA
My dad would hold out his hand and say "Here, take it." I was usually anxious to receive the mystery object because they were normally some strange creature. But every time I would shakily hold out my hand and squeal in delight when a fuzzy, tri-colored caterpillar would fall into my palm. However, lately I've been handed frogs and katydids. Where are all of the caterpillars?
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