Description:

In the internationally acclaimed The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar eats and eats…and 

eats his way through the week.

Transcript: 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar. In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf. 

One Sunday morning, the warm sun came up and pop! 

Out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. 

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. On Wednesday, he ate through three plums. 

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

But he was still hungry. 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, 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. Now, he wasn't hungry anymore. And he wasn't a little caterpillar anymore. 

He was a big fat caterpilar. He build a small house, called a cocoon, aound himself. 

He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then, he nibbles the hole in the cocoon.

Pushed his way out and poof! He was a beautiful butterfly! 

Questions: 

1. What is a caterpillar? What is a cocoon? 

2. Name some food the caterpillar ate throughout the week. What day did he eat a lot of food?

3. How long did the caterpillar stay in the cocoon? What did he become?