The Bird and The Caterpillar

Little Stories for Tiny People: Anytime and bedtime stories for kids

Rhea Pechter

Books, Kids & Family, Arts, Stories For Kids

4.5 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

On a beautiful spring day, a bird swoops down and snatches a caterpillar to bring home to her babies. But what happens when the caterpillar has some words of advice for the bird? You'll have to listen and find out! Thank you to GRETEL for the super important reminder message at the beginning! If you love this story, please share it with all hungry birds, moths who were once caterpillars, all philosophers, and your friends. They just might need a good story. Little Stories Premium is available now! Get more of the stories you love, ad-free listening, and access Little Stories for Sleep! Join at http://www.littlestoriespremium.com Find my two picture books, Little Hedgehog Goes to School and Little Fox Can't Wait to Dream at https://www.littlestoriestinypeople.com/books

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0:00.0	This is Rhea.
0:10.8	Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People.
0:15.2	The story I'm sharing with you today came to me all at once.
0:20.7	It was like it dropped into my mind.
0:25.5	And all I had to do was write it down.
0:29.5	It's called The Bird and the Caterpillar.
0:34.0	Take it away, Gradle.
0:35.0	Remember, there are no pictures.
0:37.0	You have to imagine the pictures in your mind.
0:39.9	You can imagine them however you want.
0:41.6	Okay, here we go.
0:49.2	A bird swooped down from a tree and snatched a caterpillar in its beak.
0:56.4	A delicious snack for my darling children.
1:00.7	The bird thought.
1:02.6	But as the bird lifted up from the ground, she heard a small voice.
1:10.0	You can eat me, but I wouldn't recommend it.
1:13.9	The bird dropped the caterpillar.
1:17.7	It fell to the ground with a tiny thump.
1:21.2	The bird and the caterpillar were in the middle of a forest in spring.
1:27.4	It was early morning and the sun was bright.
1:31.4	What did you say?
1:34.1	The bird said, settling onto the ground and eyeing the caterpillar.
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