On a bright green leaf – Marie-Avril Haim
「建議年紀」 – 3~7歲
小朋友,你知道蛾是怎麼來的嗎?它是由毛毛蟲慢慢地變成的唷!有一天,一個小小、會發光的黃色卵躺在樹梢上的綠色葉子上,我們一起來看看,它如何變成漂亮的蛾!蛾破繭飛走了,但有一天,它會再飛回來產卵哦!
Treetops樹梢
Branch樹幹
Damp潮濕的
Steamy 熱熱的
Warm溫暖的
Sigh風吹(動詞)
Ruffle 波動葉子
dawned破曉
trembled顫抖
cracked裂開
wobbled 搖晃
caterpillar毛毛蟲
crawl爬行
wriggle蠕動
nibble蠶食
spinning紡織
cocoon 繭
decoration裝飾品
dainty乾淨清透的
chrysalis蛹
heart心
beating跳動
tore撕破 (tear的過去式)
moth蛾
unfolded展開
journey 旅程
plenty很多
The sun rose over the forest treetops.
Big, strong branches stretched up towards the sky.
The ground was damp and steamy.
A warm wind sighed softly and ruffled the bright green leaves.
A tiny, shiny, yellow egg had been laid on one of those bright green leaves.
The egg was all alone up in the treetops.
Another day dawned over the treetops.
Big, strong branches stretched up towards the sky.
The little egg trembled and cracked.
It wobbled and opened on the bright green leaf.
A caterpillar crawled out of the egg and stretched up towards the sky.
It wriggled about and began to nibble the bright green leaf.
Another day dawned over the treetops.
Big, tall branched stretched up towards the sky.
The tiny caterpillar was hungry.
It needed to build up its strength so it could grow and change on that bright green leaf.
The caterpillar ate plenty and grew bigger and bigger.
Then it took a nap in the sunshine on the bright green leaf.
Another day dawned over the treetops.
Big, strong branches stretched up towards the sky.
The caterpillar was busy on its bright green leaf, spinning a soft, white cocoon around its body.
The cocoon hung by a thin thread beneath the bright green leaf.
It looked like a pretty decoration, dainty but strong.
Inside the cocoon, the caterpillar was turning into a chrysalis.
Another day dawned over the treetops.
Big, strong branches stretched up towards the sky.
The cocoon didn’t move.
A warm wind sighed and rocked it.
It seemed to be asleep.
But something was moving inside the white cocoon beneath the bright green leaf.
There was no sigh of life from the outside.
But inside a little heart was beating.
Another day dawned over the treetops.
Big, strong branches stretched up towards the sky.
Little legs tore at the cocoon and broke it open.
Four blue wings pushed out.
A large, blue moth unfolded slowly.
It rested for a moment to get over its surprise.
Then it flew off into the warm air above the treetops.
It was going on a long journey but it would return once day to leave an egg on a bright green leaf.
Quiz time!
Number one: Where was the tiny, shiny, yellow egg?
On the bright green leaf.
Number two: What crawled out of the egg?
A ladybug or a caterpillar?
A caterpillar.
Number three: How did the caterpillar grow?
It ate plenty.
Number four: In the cocoon, the caterpillar was turning into….
A chrysalis
Number five: What emerged from the chrysalis?
A large, blue moth
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