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The Cocoon The Cocoon Papillion's Papillion's Essence Essence

Birth to LifeBirth to LifePrepared By varoujPrepared By varoujAuthor UnknownAuthor Unknown

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The caterpillar undergoes The caterpillar undergoes a metamorphosis. This a metamorphosis. This

means that the creature means that the creature that started outthat started out

as an egg develops as as an egg develops as something completely something completely

different whendifferent when entering adulthood. entering adulthood.

Life Cycle of the Life Cycle of the ButterflyButterfly

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The butterflyThe butterfly (belongs to the Lepidoptera (belongs to the Lepidoptera

class) class) will lay eggs that come in will lay eggs that come in

many different shapes. These many different shapes. These eggs are white or light green eggs are white or light green and become darker during and become darker during

development. development.

Life Cycle of the ButterflyLife Cycle of the ButterflyStage 1Stage 1

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The egg will then hatchThe egg will then hatch resulting in the caterpillarresulting in the caterpillar (also known as the larvae).(also known as the larvae). At this time,  caterpillars At this time,  caterpillars eat their egg shells and eat their egg shells and surrounding plants. The surrounding plants. The

caterpillar growscaterpillar grows at a rapid rate. at a rapid rate.

Life Cycle of the ButterflyLife Cycle of the ButterflyStage 2Stage 2

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This change occurs when the This change occurs when the caterpillar is ready to become a caterpillar is ready to become a

pupapupa (also known as a chrysalis).(also known as a chrysalis). At this point, the caterpillar At this point, the caterpillar changes color and its body changes color and its body

contracts. Its skin splits contracts. Its skin splits revealing the pupa. The revealing the pupa. The

caterpillars tissues become fluid caterpillars tissues become fluid and begin forming organs of the and begin forming organs of the

adult butterfly. adult butterfly.

Life Cycle of the ButterflyLife Cycle of the ButterflyStage 3Stage 3

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Once the changes from Once the changes from stage 3 are complete, the stage 3 are complete, the

butterfly struggles out of its butterfly struggles out of its shell. It must rest until its shell. It must rest until its wings have hardened, dried wings have hardened, dried

and expanded. This is and expanded. This is adulthood. At this point adulthood. At this point

butterflies only livebutterflies only live a few days or weeks. a few days or weeks.

Life Cycle of the ButterflyLife Cycle of the ButterflyStage 4Stage 4

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A man found the cocoon of a A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. One day a smallbutterfly. One day a small

opening appeared.opening appeared. He sat and watched the He sat and watched the

butterfly for several hours as butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then through that little hole. Then

it seemed to stopit seemed to stop making any progress.making any progress.

Once Upon A TimeOnce Upon A Time

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It appeared as if theIt appeared as if the butterfly had gotten as butterfly had gotten as

farfar as it could and could as it could and could

go no further.go no further.

So the man decided to So the man decided to help the butterfly.help the butterfly.

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He took a pair of scissorsHe took a pair of scissors and snipped off theand snipped off the remaining bit of the remaining bit of the

cocoon.cocoon.

The butterfly  then The butterfly  then emerged easily.emerged easily.

But it had a swollen body But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.and small, shriveled wings.

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The man continued to The man continued to watch the butterfly watch the butterfly

because he expected that, because he expected that, at any moment, the wings at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand would enlarge and expand to be able to support the to be able to support the

body, which would body, which would contract in time.contract in time.

Neither happened!Neither happened!

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In fact, the butterfly In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its spent the rest of its life crawling around life crawling around with a swollen body with a swollen body and shriveled wings.and shriveled wings. It never was able to It never was able to

fly.fly.

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What the man in his kindness What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand and haste did not understand

was that the restricting cocoon was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for and the struggle required for

the butterfly to get through the butterfly to get through the the tiny opening were God's way of tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so the butterfly into its wings so

that it would be ready for flight that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom once it achieved its freedom

from the cocoon.from the cocoon.

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Sometimes struggles are Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our exactly what we need in our

life. life. If God allowed us to go If God allowed us to go

through our life without any through our life without any obstacles,obstacles,

it would cripple us.it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as We would not be as strong as we could have been. And we we could have been. And we

could never fly. So have a nice could never fly. So have a nice day...day...

and struggle a little! and struggle a little!

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I asked for strengthI asked for strength and God gave me and God gave me

difficultiesdifficulties to make me strong.to make me strong.

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I asked for wisdomI asked for wisdom and God gave me and God gave me problems and the problems and the ability to solve.ability to solve.

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I asked for I asked for prosperityprosperity

and God gave me a and God gave me a brain and power to brain and power to

work. work.

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I asked for courageI asked for courageand God gave me and God gave me

dangerdanger to overcome. to overcome.

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I asked for loveI asked for love and God gave meand God gave me

troubled people to troubled people to help. help.

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I asked for favorsI asked for favors and God gave meand God gave me opportunities. opportunities.

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The Beauty ofThe Beauty of life is thatlife is that

I received nothing I I received nothing I wantedwanted

and I received and I received everythingeverything I needed. I needed.

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To the mind that is still To the mind that is still the whole universe the whole universe

surrenderssurrenders************

Let the beauty of nature Let the beauty of nature leave footprints on your leave footprints on your

heartheart************

Let wisdom of natureLet wisdom of nature speak to your heartspeak to your heart

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Something's in life have Something's in life have to be to be

Observed before Observed before intervenedintervened

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Natures Natures AffectionAffection

at its Peak at its Peak If Birds & Bees If Birds & Bees

do it do it Why not the Why not the

PapillionPapillion

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