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Everyone was busy! It seemed like 

everyone had something important to do. 

Coco and Kaya were going to be busy 

soon too. They had a problem. They 

needed to turn into butterflies this 

season, but they didn't know how. Then 

they saw their bumble bee friends. 

Bumble bees are fliers. Surely they would 

know what caterpillars do to become 

butterflies.

"Billy, Bonnie, Brady, we have a problem, a 

big, big problem," said Kaya. "This season 

we need to become butterflies but we don't 

know how. Will you help us?" 

"Oh, we're much too busy. We simply 

couldn't help you now," said Bonnie. 

"Yes, we've got to get back and forth to our 

hive. It's springtime, you know. There's so 

much to be done," replied Billy. 

"So so so much to be done," added Brady. 

And off they went, in a busy flutter.

"Oh no," signed Coco. "Who will help us?" So 

off they went, to look for someone who 

might help.

Then they came to their friends, the family of 

ants. Every ant was busy. They moved fast! The 

caterpillars could hardly keep up with them. 

Watching all that work made Coco and Kaya 

hungry. In fact, they both felt very, very hungry. 

The girls knew the ants often enjoyed a good 

picnic. They thought maybe the ants would join 

them for lunch. Then they could ask the ants for 

help. Maybe the ant family knew how 

caterpillars became butterflies.

Coco called to the ants. "Hey, Annie, Agnes, 

Addison, Alice, Alvina!" Kaya joined in, 

"Albert, Antoine, Alfred, Arnold, Aaron! We'd 

like to invite you to a picnic. With all this 

work, you must be hungry." Kaya noticed 

Alfred. He looked mad. "Alfred, what's 

wrong?" she asked. 

"We've got work to do. Lots and lots of 

work. We don't have time for a picnic! Don't 

you two know it's spring?" complained 

Alfred.

"But we need help," said Coco in her 

saddest voice. "Won't someone please tell 

us how to become butterflies?" Off they 

went. 

Coco and Kaya could not wait any longer. They 

were hungry, really hungry. "It's time for 

lunch," they both agreed. "Hey, look at all these 

tasty green plants!" They were ready for a 

feast! They ate, and ate, and ate some more. In 

fact, they enjoyed their picnic so much, they 

forget their becoming a butterfly problem. The 

more they ate, the more they grew. The more 

they grew, the more they began to shed their 

old layers of skin. This was called molting. The 

molting caused their looks to change. Now they 

became different colors than before.

Coco and Kaya just ate. They ate like they've 

never eaten before. They didn't even notice 

their friends, Lucy Ladybug, Doris Dragonfly,  

and Francine Fly fluttering over their picnic. 

"Hello caterpillars! We see you're enjoying a 

tasty lunch. You'll need it. You've got lots of 

work to do to become fliers like us!" That got 

the attention of the hungry and slightly larger 

caterpillars. "Did you say we have work to do?" 

"Well, yes . . . it's almost time to find a place 

to begin building," said Francine. 

"You've got to build yourselves a chrysalis. 

Some call it a pupa," added Lucy.

Coco and Kaya finished their meal. They felt 

very satisfied. Doris, Lucy, and Francine led 

the caterpillars to a new place in the big 

woods. The trees were full and the leaves 

made it shady and cool. It was perfect for a 

place to rest. They both picked a long branch 

and let their caterpillar bodies hang down. 

Something was happening.   

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