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It was on a Monday morning that Cece woke up in despair,
when she discovered that all of her cupboards were bare.
And though she was dying for even a small snack,
not a morsel was to be found in her little shack.
So she donned her kerchief and set off down the road,
Only pausing for a second to bid goodbye to her friend toad,
The market was her destination for that day,
but the sky quickly grew dark, and the clouds turned gray.
She sought the shelter of a nearby leaf,
and was quite delighted at what she found underneath.
It was a caterpillar looking quite yummy,
the perfect thing for her very hungry tummy!
"Ahem, how do you do, Miss Chick-a-dee!"
"Oh excuse me, Mr. Caterpillar, were you talking to me?"
"Why, yes. I'd love to introduce myself to you.
Salutations and greetings, please call me Lou."
"It's nice to meet you Lou, my name is Cece.
but I have to say you're looking rather tasty!"
"Oh, Miss Cece, I beg you, please don't eat me.
I just signed a mortgage on a brand new tree."
"Besides, don't you know? Caterpillars taste bad,
I promise that if you ate me, your outlook would be sad."
"And really you look like a compassionate chick,
wouldn't you rather leave me alone on my stick?'
As much as Cece tried to see it from Lou's view,
she couldn't help but think of caterpillar stew.
So dear readers, I ask you, did Lou and Cece become friends?
or did the caterpillar never see the chick grow up to be a hen?
The comments to this entry are closed.
You are crazy, Myra. And I am very happy about that... I guess I am not alone! A smiling caterpillar! How small is it actually?
Posted by: Alex | February 11, 2008 at 02:20 AM
I'd bet on it. :-)
SO cute!!
Posted by: Jan | February 11, 2008 at 02:20 AM
I hope that Cece and Lou became friends because I am already looking forward to the next installation of the Adventures of Lou the Caterpillar.
Myra, I know I'll sound like an old record, but you really are THE BEST!!!!
Posted by: rowena | February 11, 2008 at 02:57 AM
Adorable! The eyes on Cece- I love them! You practically have a childrens book there :-)
Posted by: mimi k | February 11, 2008 at 03:01 AM
I hope they become friends! This caterpillar is too cute, it doesn't deserve to be eaten :)
Posted by: villapeikko | February 11, 2008 at 03:35 AM
What an ABSOLUTE delight this story is! I strongly vote for a blossoming friendship. Please show us more of darling Cece's world.
Posted by: Kat | February 11, 2008 at 03:44 AM
friends please! ^o^
Posted by: li li | February 11, 2008 at 04:03 AM
adorable characters and concept.
Posted by: Mystele | February 11, 2008 at 04:55 AM
You should do a book!
Posted by: PaMdora | February 11, 2008 at 05:06 AM
Hi, I've just chosen you for my favorite blogs list, things you make are so cute!
Posted by: Lu | February 11, 2008 at 05:39 AM
eat him! hahaha. i just thought i'd say that since no one else has ;]
i love it when you put together little stories like this. you are so creative & very much talented!
say, where did you get the cute little furniture?
Posted by: donielle | February 11, 2008 at 05:54 AM
OMG, that is simply gorgeous!!!!
You should definitely do a book.
Posted by: roz | February 11, 2008 at 06:29 AM
oh, she ate that little morsel right up! Just like a Grimm Fairy Tale!
Posted by: theresa | February 11, 2008 at 06:54 AM
love this! miss chick-a-dee and mr. caterpillar, i think, will become fast friends! looking forward to another installment of this story...
Posted by: kathi | February 11, 2008 at 07:36 AM
LOL! so cute! I love your little stories :)
Posted by: Claire P | February 11, 2008 at 07:57 AM
they became friends of course! these are so cute!
Posted by: kat | February 11, 2008 at 08:05 AM
You're a genius!! I love it. A perfect Monday morning pick me up.
Posted by: Alesia | February 11, 2008 at 08:31 AM
myra, you must have SO much fun setting up these shots! hehe! her EYES! glorious good fun.
Posted by: jenny vorwaller | February 11, 2008 at 08:39 AM
I swear, your stories are a bazillion times more entertaining and waaaaay cuter than most of the children's books out there...
love this!
Posted by: lla | February 11, 2008 at 08:41 AM
That's crazy cute!
Posted by: c.Rachel | February 11, 2008 at 09:19 AM
Cute blog!!!!
Posted by: Bistou_K | February 11, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Ahh, how bright, springy, and sweet! I'd like to think they become friends, but chicks and caterpillars? I don't know about that...
Posted by: Amanda | February 11, 2008 at 09:55 AM
I love this story I swear you should write children's books.
Posted by: Melissa | February 11, 2008 at 10:08 AM
i didn't notice on my first looky-loo over at flickr, but i love how cece's wings are attached with buttons and there's pink polka-dotted fabric underneath. it's all in the details!
and, your other commenters are right: you should write + create a picture book. i'd totally buy it.
Posted by: yucaree | February 11, 2008 at 10:24 AM
BRAVO!!!!
I loved it.
Posted by: Gina | February 11, 2008 at 10:35 AM