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Fall was ending and it was getting colder and 

colder outside. Libby was a larvae, an 

immature insect who will soon turn into an 

adult. She and her bug friends needed a way 

to stay warm in the winter. 

All the bugs grabbed their belongings and 

started moving to their new winter homes. 

Along the way, Libby got separated from her 

friends. She was all alone. This was her very 

first winter and she did not know where to go. 

All of a sudden, Libby heard a noise in the sky. 

She looked up and saw her friend Mona the 

Monarch Butterfly heading south.  

“Hey Mona, wait for me!," said Libby. "I want 

to go south with you!” 

“No silly, you are a larvae and can’t fly! My 

other Monarch friends and I are heading to 

Mexico where we can stay warm! See you in 

the spring!” and with that Mona flew away. 

Libby walked and walked until she came upon 

some eggs. She recognized these eggs. They 

belonged to her friend Penny the Praying 

Mantis. Penny had wanted to lay her eggs here 

so that they could survive winter and hatch in 

the spring. 

Libby sat with the eggs and tried talking to 

them but they would not talk back. And they 

would not let her inside their warm shells!

 “You guys are boring," said Libby, "I’m going 

to find some other people to spend winter 

with!”

Libby continued on her journey. She kept on 

walking when suddenly, she slipped on some 

ice. She landed on her stomach and looked 

down into the icy pond. There she saw Dana 

the Dragonfly nymph! A nymph is a young 

form of an insect. 

“Hey Dana what are you doing down there?” 

asked Libby.

“We nymphs like to live in waters of ponds, 

mostly beneath the ice. Down here we can eat 

and eat so that we will grow strong. This way 

we will emerge as adults once spring hits!” 

Libby did not think that living under all that 

cold ice sounded like a fun way to spend her 

winter so she said goodbye and kept walking. 

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