,P>T #d1 ,SECTION #f 
,! ,SILKWORM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,I HAD SOME OLD MULB]RY-TREES 9 MY G>D54 ,MY GR&FA!R HAD PLANT$ !M4 ,9 ! FALL ,I WAS GIV5 A DRAM ( SILKWORM EGGS1 & WAS ADVIS$ TO HAT* !M & RAISE SILKWORMS4 ,!SE EGGS >E D>K GRAY & SO SMALL ?AT 9 ?AT DRAM ,I C\NT$ #e1#h#c#e ( !M4 ,!Y >E SMALL] ?AN ! T9IE/ P9-HEAD4 ,!Y >E QUITE DEAD2 ONLY :5 Y\ CRU% !M DO !Y CRACK4 

,! EGGS HAD BE5 LY+ >\ND ON MY TABLE1 & ,I HAD ALMO/ =GOTT5 AB\T !M4 

,ONE DAY1 9 ! SPR+1 ,I W5T 9TO ! OR*>D & NOTIC$ ! BUDS SWELL+ ON ! MULB]RY-TREES1 & :]E ! SUN BEAT D[N1 ! LEAVES W]E \T4 ,I ?\<T ( ! SILKWORM EGGS1 & TOOK !M AP>T AT HOME & GAVE !M MORE ROOM4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! EGGS W]E NO LONG] D>K GRAY1 AS BE=E1 BUT SOME W]E LI<T GRAY1 :ILE O!RS W]E LI<T] /ILL1 ) A MILKY %ADE4 

,! NEXT MORN+1 ,I LOOK$ AT ! EGGS1 & SAW ?AT SOME ( ! WORMS HAD HAT*$ \T1 :ILE O!R EGGS W]E QUITE SWOLL54 ,EVID5TLY !Y FELT 9 !IR %ELLS ?AT !IR FOOD WAS RIP5+4 

,! WORMS W]E BLACK & %AGGY1 & SO SMALL ?AT IT WAS H>D TO SEE !M4 ,I LOOK$ AT !M ?R\< A MAGNIFY+-GLASS1 & SAW ?AT 9 ! EGGS !Y LAY CURL$ UP 9 R+S1 & :5 !Y CAME \T !Y /RAI<T5$ !MSELVES \T4 ,I W5T TO ! G>D5 = SOME MULB]RY LEAVES2 ,I GOT AB\T ?REE H&FULS ( LEAVES1 :I* ,I PUT ON MY TABLE1 & BEGAN TO FIX A PLACE = ! WORMS1 AS ,I HAD BE5 TAU<T TO DO4 

,:ILE ,I WAS FIX+ ! PAP]1 ! WORMS SMELL$ !IR FOOD & />T$ TO CRAWL T[>D IT4 ,I PU%$ IT AWAY1 & BEGAN TO 5TICE ! WORMS TO A LEAF1 & !Y MADE = IT1 AS DOGS MAKE = A PIECE ( MEAT1 CRAWL+ AFT] ! LEAF OV] ! CLO? ( ! TABLE & ACROSS P5CILS1 SCISSORS1 & PAP]S4 ,!N ,I CUT (F A PIECE ( PAP]1 /UCK HOLES ?R\< IT ) A P5KNIFE1 PLAC$ ! LEAF ON TOP ( IT1 & ) ! LEAF PUT IT D[N ON ! WORMS4 ,! WORMS CRAWL$ ?R\< ! HOLES1 CLIMB$ ON ! LEAF1 & />T$ TO EAT4 

,:5 ! O!R WORMS HAT*$ \T1 ,I AGA9 PUT A PIECE ( PAP] ) A LEAF ON !M1 & ALL CRAWL$ ?R\< ! HOLES & BEGAN TO EAT4 ,! WORMS GA!R$ ON EA* LEAF & NIBBL$ AT IT FROM ITS $GES4 ,!N1 :5 !Y HAD EAT5 EV]Y?+1 !Y CRAWL$ ON ! PAP] & LOOK$ = MORE FOOD4 ,!N ,I PUT ON !M NEW %EETS ( P]=AT$ PAP] ) MULB]RY LEAVES UPON !M1 & !Y CRAWL$ OV] TO ! NEW FOOD4 

,!Y W]E LY+ ON MY %ELF1 & :5 !RE WAS NO LEAF1 !Y CLIMB$ AB\T ! %ELF1 & CAME TO ITS V]Y $GE1 BUT !Y NEV] FELL D[N1 ?\< !Y >E BL9D4 ,! MOM5T A WORM COMES TO AN $GE1 IT LETS \T A WEB FROM ITS M\? BE=E DESC5D+1 & !N IT ATTA*ES ITSELF TO IT & LETS ITSELF D[N2 IT HANGS A:ILE 9 ! AIR1 & WAT*ES1 & IF IT WANTS TO GET D[N F>!R1 IT DOES SO1 & IF NOT1 IT PULLS ITSELF UP BY ITS WEB4 

,= DAYS AT A TIME ! WORMS DID NO?+ BUT EAT4 ,I HAD TO GIVE !M MORE & MORE LEAVES4 ,:5 A NEW LEAF WAS BR\<T1 & !Y TRANSF]R$ !MSELVES TO IT1 !Y MADE A NOISE AS ?\< A RA9 W]E FALL+ ON LEAVES1--?AT WAS :5 !Y BEGAN TO EAT ! NEW LEAF4 

,?US ! OLD] WORMS LIV$ = FIVE DAYS4 ,!Y HAD GR[N V]Y L>GE & BEGAN TO EAT T5 TIMES AS MU* AS EV]4 ,ON ! FIF? DAY1 ,I KNEW1 !Y W\LD FALL ASLEEP1 & WAIT$ = ?AT TO HAPP54 ,T[>D EV5+1 ON ! FIF? DAY1 ONE ( ! OLD] WORMS /UCK TO ! PAP] & /OPP$ EAT+ & /IRR+4 

,! :OLE NEXT DAY ,I WAT*$ IT = A LONG TIME4 ,I KNEW ?AT WORMS MOLT$ SEV]AL TIMES1 BECAUSE !Y GREW UP & F\ND IT CLOSE 9 !IR OLD HIDE1 & SO PUT ON A NEW ONE4 

,MY FRI5D & ,I WAT*$ IT BY TURNS4 ,9 ! EV5+ MY FRI5D CALL$ \T3 

0,IT HAS BEGUN TO UNDRESS ITSELF1--COME60 

,I W5T UP TO HIM1 & SAW ?AT ! WORM HAD /UCK ) ITS OLD HIDE TO ! PAP]1 HAD TORN A HOLE AT ! M\?1 ?RU/ =? ITS HEAD1 & WAS WRI?+ & WORK+ TO GET \T1 BUT ! OLD %IRT HELD IT FA/4 ,I WAT*$ IT = A LONG TIME AS IT WRI!D & C\LD NOT GET \T1 & ,I WANT$ TO HELP IT4 ,I B>ELY T\*$ IT ) MY NAIL1 BUT SOON SAW ?AT ,I HAD DONE SOME?+ FOOLI%4 ,UND] MY NAIL !RE WAS SOME?+ LIQUID1 & ! WORM DI$4 ,AT FIR/ ,I ?\<T ?AT IT WAS BLOOD1 BUT LAT] ,I LE>N$ ?AT ! WORM HAS A LIQUID MASS UND] ITS SK91 SO ?AT ! %IRT MAY COME (F EASI]4 ,) MY NAIL ,I NO D\BT DI/URB$ ! NEW %IRT1 =1 ?\< ! WORM CRAWL$ \T1 IT SOON DI$4 

,! O!R WORMS ,I DID NOT T\*4 ,ALL ( !M CAME \T ( !IR %IRTS 9 ! SAME MANN]2 ONLY A FEW DI$1 & NE>LY ALL CAME \T SAFELY1 ?\< !Y /RUGGL$ H>D = A LONG TIME4 

,AFT] %$D+ !IR SK9S1 ! WORMS BEGAN TO EAT MORE VORACI\SLY1 & MORE LEAVES W]E DEV\R$4 ,F\R DAYS LAT] !Y AGA9 FELL ASLEEP1 & AGA9 CRAWL$ \T ( !IR SK9S4 ,A /ILL L>G] QUANTITY ( LEAVES WAS N[ CONSUM$ BY !M1 & !Y W]E N[ A QU>T] ( AN 9* 9 L5G?4 ,SIX DAYS LAT] !Y FELL ASLEEP ONCE MORE1 & ONCE MORE CAME \T 9 NEW SK9S1 & N[ W]E V]Y L>GE & FAT1 & WE HAD B>ELY TIME TO GET LEAVES READY = !M4 

,ON ! N9? DAY ! OLDE/ WORMS QUIT EAT+ 5TIRELY & CLIMB$ UP ! %ELVES & RODS4 ,I GA!R$ !M 9 & GAVE !M FRE% LEAVES1 BUT !Y TURN$ !IR HEADS AWAY FROM !M1 & CONT9U$ CLIMB+4 ,!N ,I REMEMB]$ ?AT :5 ! WORMS GET READY TO ROLL UP 9TO L>VAE1 !Y /OP EAT+ & CLIMB UPW>D4 

,I LEFT !M ALONE1 & BEGAN TO WAT* :AT !Y W\LD DO4 

,! ELDE/ WORMS CLIMB$ TO ! CEIL+1 SCATT]$ AB\T1 CRAWL$ 9 ALL DIRECTIONS1 & BEGAN TO DRAW \T S+LE ?READS 9 V>I\S DIRECTIONS4 ,I WAT*$ ONE ( !M4 ,IT W5T 9TO A CORN]1 PUT =? AB\T SIX ?READS EA* TWO 9*ES LONG1 HUNG D[N FROM !M1 B5T OV] 9 A HORSE%OE1 & BEGAN TO TURN ITS HEAD & LET \T A SILK WEB :I* BEGAN TO COV] IT ALL OV]4 ,T[>D EV5+ IT WAS COV]$ BY IT AS ?\< 9 A MI/2 ! WORM C\LD SC>CELY BE SE54 ,ON ! FOLL[+ MORN+ ! WORM C\LD NO LONG] BE SE52 IT WAS ALL WRAPP$ 9 SILK1 & /ILL IT SPUN \T MORE4 

,?REE DAYS LAT] IT F9I%$ SP9N+1 & QUIET$ D[N4 ,LAT] ,I LE>N$ H[ MU* WEB IT HAD SPUN 9 ?OSE ?REE DAYS4 ,IF ! :OLE WEB W]E TO BE UNRAVEL$1 IT W\LD BE MORE ?AN HALF A MILE 9 L5G?1 SELDOM LESS4 ,& IF WE FIGURE \T H[ MANY TIMES ! WORM HAS TO TOSS ITS HEAD 9 !SE ?REE DAYS 9 ORD] TO LET \T ALL ! WEB1 IT WILL APPE> ?AT 9 !SE ?REE DAYS ! WORM TOSSES ITS HEAD #c1 TIMES4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 IT MAKES ONE TURN A SECOND1 )\T /OPP+4 ,BUT AFT] ! WORK1 :5 WE TOOK D[N A FEW COCOONS & BROKE !M OP51 WE F\ND 9SIDE ! WORMS ALL DRI$ UP & :ITE1 LOOK+ LIKE PIECES ( WAX4 

,I KNEW ?AT FROM !SE L>VAE ) !IR :ITE1 WAX5 BODIES W\LD COME BUTT]FLIES2 BUT AS ,I LOOK$ AT !M1 ,I C\LD NOT BELIEVE IT4 ,NONE ! LESS ,I W5T TO LOOK AT !M ON ! TW5TIE? DAY1 TO SEE :AT HAD BECOME ( !M4 

,ON ! TW5TIE? DAY1 ,I KNEW1 !RE WAS TO BE A *ANGE4 ,NO?+ WAS TO BE SE51 & ,I WAS BEG9N+ TO ?9K ?AT SOME?+ WAS WRONG1 :5 SUDD5LY ,I NOTIC$ ?AT ! 5D ( ONE ( ! COCOONS GREW D>K & MOI/4 ,I ?\<T ?AT IT HAD PROBABLY SPOIL$1 & WANT$ TO ?R[ IT AWAY4 ,BUT !N ,I ?\<T ?AT P]HAPS IT BEGAN ?AT WAY1 & SO ,I WAT*$ TO SEE :AT W\LD HAPP54 ,&1 9DE$1 SOME?+ BEGAN TO MOVE AT ! WET 5D4 ,= A LONG TIME ,I C\LD NOT MAKE \T :AT IT WAS4 ,LAT] !RE APPE>$ SOME?+ LIKE A HEAD ) :ISK]S4 ,! :ISK]S MOV$4 ,!N ,I NOTIC$ A LEG /ICK+ \T ?R\< ! HOLE1 !N ANO!R1 & ! LEGS SCRAMBL$ TO GET \T ( ! COCOON4 ,IT CAME \T MORE & MORE1 & ,I SAW A WET BUTT]FLY4 ,:5 ALL SIX LEGS SCRAMBL$ \T1 ! BACK JUMP$ \T1 TOO1 & ! BUTT]FLY CRAWL$ \T & /OPP$4 ,:5 IT DRI$ IT WAS :ITE2 IT /RAI<T5$ ITS W+S1 FLEW AWAY1 CIRCL$ >\ND1 & ALI<T$ ON ! W9D[4 

,TWO DAYS LAT] ! BUTT]FLY ON ! W9D[-SILL LAID EGGS 9 A R[1 & /UCK !M FA/4 ,! EGGS W]E YELL[4 ,TW5TY-FIVE BUTT]FLIES LAID EGGS4 ,I COLLECT$ FIVE ?\S& EGGS4 ,! FOLL[+ YE> ,I RAIS$ MORE WORMS1 & HAD MORE SILK SPUN4 

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