The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Narrator: One Sunday morning, it’s sunny. And a tiny and very hungry caterpillar comes out of the egg.

Caterpillar: Hello! Good Morning! Hmm, I’m hungry… Where’s the food?

Narrator: On Monday, he eats one apple.

Apple: Hello! (The caterpillar eats the apple.)

Caterpillar: Yummy, yummy. I’m still hungry! Where’s the food?

Narrator: On Tuesday, he eats two pears.

Pears: Hello!

Caterpillar: Yummy, yummy. (He eats the pears, counting: 1, 2). I’m still hungry! Where’s the food?

Narrator: On Wednesday, he eats three plums.

Plums: Hello!

Caterpillar: Yummy, yummy. (He eats the plums, counting: 1, 2, 3). I’m still hungry. Where’s the food?

Narrator: On Thursday, he eats four strawberries.

Strawberries: Hello!

Caterpillar: Yummy, yummy. (He eats the strawberries, counting: 1, 2, 3, 4). I’m still hungry. Where’s the food?

Narrator: On Friday, he eats five oranges.

Oranges: Hello!

Caterpillar: Yummy, yummy. (He eats the oranges, counting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). I’m still hungry. Where’s the food?

Narrator: On Saturday, he eats one piece of chocolate cake…

Piece of chocolate cake: Hello!

Narrator: …one ice-cream…

Ice-cream: Hello!

Narrator: …one lollipop…

Lollipop: Hello!

Narrator: …and one piece of pie.

Piece of pie: Hello!

Caterpillar: Yummy, yummy. (He eats all the sweets.) Mmm, my stomach hurts!

Narrator: The next day is Sunday again. The caterpillar eats one green leaf and he is much better.

Green leaf: Hello!

Caterpillar: Yummy, yummy. (He eats the green leaf.) I’m not hungry! Yuppie!

Narrator: And he is not a little caterpillar anymore.

Caterpillar: I’m BIG… and FAT!

Narrator: He builds a small house: a cocoon. (Noise is heard, making the house).

Cocoon: Hello!

Narrator: The caterpillar is inside for two weeks. Then he makes a hole in the cocoon, comes out and…

Butterfly: I’m a beautiful butterfly!

Adapted from The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle