The Very Hungry Caterpillar

THE VERY , HUNGRY RPILLAR by Eric Carle A

u^ For my sister Christa >i *'x

THE VERY? HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle vSA PHILOMEL BOOKS •* i.

r 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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' A 7/nv 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.

d && ^^&He started to look for some food.

B 9w On Wednesday he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry.

4 • sa He started to look for some food.

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

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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, L

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. m^mt J

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> \\ $1 3.50 CAN 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 rir-l Board Book Edition. 1994. 20 19 18 17 16