Narrator 1 : In a beautiful morning, a man is walking in a park. There are so many beautiful flowers there. Man : tifully.

Wife : Man : Wife : Man : Wife : Wow, it s great here. The flowers are pretty. The birds are singing beau Yes, dear. I love it. Look, there are some butterflies there. Let s go there and catch some. Leave them alone. Don t disturb them. No, I just want to see the beauty. OK.

Narrator 1 : Both of them walk to the center of the park. The man see a coc oon of a butterfly with a small opening appeared. Man Wife Man : Honey, there is a cocoon. The butterfly is going to come out. : How amazing. : Let s wait and see the process.

Cocoon : It s very peaceful here. I want to stay in this place forever. But, some day I have to go out and fly away as a beautiful butterfly. Narrator 1 : After two hours waiting, there is no progress on the small ope ning. It makes the man impatient. Man Cocoon Man Wife Man Cocoon : : : : : : It takes too long. I will help this cocoon. What do you mean? Give me your scissors, honey. Here you are. I will cut and release the butterfly. No. You mustn t do that. You can kill me. I am not ready yet. : Then the man cuts and takes the premature butterfly out.

Narrator 1

Butterfly : Ouch I feel very hot here. Man : Finally, you are outside. Butterfly : What? It is not the time. I should be still inside the cocoon. Man : Fly now! Butterfly : I can t fly. Now I am crippled. You have ruined my future. (CRYI NG) Narrator 1 : After waiting for an hour, the man realized that he has made a mistake. Wife : Honey, you make this butterfly crippled. Now it cannot fly. Man : What have I done? The man goes home sadly. NARRATOR 2: In his kindness and haste, the man did not understand that the butterfly must st ruggle itself to go out of the cocoon. It forces the fluid from the body to its wings to prepare for flying. I asked for strength, and I was given difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom, and I was given problems to solve. I asked for courage, and I was given danger to overcome.

SHORT VERSION

Narrator 1 : In a beautiful morning, a man is walking in a park. There are so many beautiful flowers there. Man : Wow, it s great here. The flowers are pretty. The birds are singing beau tifully. Narrator 1 : He walks to the center of the park. The man see a cocoon of a butterfly with a small opening appeared. Man : Hey, there is a cocoon here. The butterfly is going to come out.

Cocoon : It s very peaceful here. I want to stay in this place forever. But, some day I have to go out and fly away as a beautiful butterfly. Narrator 2 : After two hours waiting, there is no progress on the small ope ning. It makes the man impatient. Man : It takes too long. I will help this cocoon. I will cut and release the butterfly. Cocoon : No. You mustn t do that. You can kill me. I am not ready yet. Narrator 2 Butterfly Man : Then the man cuts and takes the premature butterfly out. : Ouch I feel very hot here.

: Finally, you are outside. : What? It is not the time. I should be still inside the cocoon.

Butterfly Man

: Fly now! : I can t fly. Now I am crippled. You have ruined my future. (CRYI : After waiting for an hour, the man realized that he has made a

Butterfly NG) Narrator 2 mistake. Man

: What have I done? : The man goes home sadly.

Narrator 3

In his kindness and haste, the man did not understand that the butterfly must st ruggle itself to go out of the cocoon. It forces the fluid from the body to its wings to prepare for flying. I asked for strength, and I was given difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom, and I was given problems to solve. I asked for courage, and I was given danger to overcome.