The Caterpillar was smoking hookah, and was very chill. Alice sat at the table, looking at the blank stare of the Caterpillar. Finally, after a few minutes of silence, the Caterpillar asked Alice, "Who are YOU?" in a very demanding tone. Alice was taken aback by the question, and she realized she didn't quite know how to answer the question. She said she hardly knew who she was, and she had gone through so many things that day. She said "I knew who I was this morning, but I have changed so many times today, I don't even who I am now." The Caterpillar didn't like her answer at all. He asked the question again, but she still didn't know the answer.
The two went back and forth, with the Caterpillar demanding she explain who she was, followed by Alice trying to explain. She tried many different ways, but the Caterpillar did not like any of her answers. Alice was polite and timid, and the Caterpillar was rude and angry. Finally, Alice had an idea that she hoped the Caterpillar would understand. She explained her changes as the changes the Caterpillar would go through one day to turn into a butterfly. She explained how he would completely change, and maybe not even understand what was different. But, no surprise, the Caterpillar did not accept her answer.
The Caterpillar still insisted on the question: "Who are YOU?". The conversation went in circles and neither could understand the other, or explain to the other. Alice finally got irritated with the Caterpillar's short and rude remarks, and demanded he explain who HE was. When he asked why she wanted to know, Alice realized she had no reason to know, and she turned away from him.
The Caterpillar begged Alice to come back, saying he had something important to tell her. Alice came back, and the Caterpillar told Alice to "Keep your temper." Alice was angry by that. She waited in case the Caterpillar had something else to say, and swallowed her anger. After a few minutes he asked, "So you think you're changed, do you?" Alice said yes! (she had been trying to get this across to him for the whole conversation). She said she couldn't remember things, and kept changing sizes. After explaining what she had gone though one last time, the Caterpillar was ready to help her.
Hi Haley,
ReplyDeleteI really like how you not only wrote a really good story but imbedded a really sweet message in it. Using the caterpillars stages of turning into a butterfly is a perfect opportunity to include the message of patience and virtue. You did a great job of getting the reader involved with the use of dialogue. Overall I think it is a great story!