The Very Stubborn Butterfly by Chinyere Nwakanma
The book is a story about a young butterfly called Becky who just went through the process of metamorphosis changing from being a Caterpillar to a butterfly.She was stubborn .Her mum Becky instructed her never to go out to the fields to play alone because of the other animals that could eat her up.There were birds ,monkeys,rats waiting to eat up the young butterfly who was still learning how to fly.But she refused to listen to her mum's instructions. The young butterfly went out to have fun all alone in the fields.She was eaten up by a waiting bird. She cried inside the bird's gut and the entire animals begged the bird to vomit her out.Finally Tom the wise tortoise came around with an idea.He brought some seeds and begged the bird to have the seeds and let the young butterfly go.The bird finally agreed and blew his nostrils.
The book is a story about a young butterfly called Becky who just went through the process of metamorphosis changing from being a Caterpillar to a butterfly.She was stubborn .Her mum Becky instructed her never to go out to the fields to play alone because of the other animals that could eat her up.There were birds ,monkeys,rats waiting to eat up the young butterfly who was still learning how to fly.But she refused to listen to her mum's instructions. The young butterfly went out to have fun all alone in the fields.She was eaten up by a waiting bird. She cried inside the bird's gut and the entire animals begged the bird to vomit her out.Finally Tom the wise tortoise came around with an idea.He brought some seeds and begged the bird to have the seeds and let the young butterfly go.The bird finally agreed and blew his nostrils.
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THE VERY STUBBORN BUTTERFLY<br />
CHINYERE NWAKANMA
For Tochi, Brian, Brendan, Princess, Herbson jnr, Naomi, Sean and Ivy<br />
with love.
First published in 2012 <strong>by</strong> Graceland Book Publishers<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Copyright © 2012 <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
© Illustrations <strong>by</strong> Tochi Nwamadu<br />
<strong>The</strong> right of <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong> to be identified as the<br />
author of this book has been asserted <strong>by</strong> her in accordance<br />
with the copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.<br />
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced,<br />
transmitted or stored in an information retrieval system, in<br />
any form or <strong>by</strong> any means, graphic, electronic or<br />
mechanical, including photocopying, taping and recording<br />
without prior permission from the publisher.<br />
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data holds a<br />
catalogue record for this book<br />
With special thanks to Tochi Nwamadu for making the illustrations for this book.<br />
ISBN-13: 9780956621085<br />
www.gracelandbooks.com<br />
www.chinyerenwakanmayolasite.yolasite.com
Once upon a time, in the woods lived Beth<br />
a very beautiful butterfly. Beth was about<br />
to have a ba<strong>by</strong>.
Little <strong>by</strong> little came out a bright sparkly<br />
little butterfly. Her mum called her Becky.<br />
She was lovely and all the animals loved<br />
her.
Yeeeh Pah!!,Yeeeh Pah!!,cheered all<br />
the butterflies, as Becky showed off her<br />
beautiful wings and new flight skills as<br />
her mum taught her how to fly.
Flap! Flap! Flap! , they all celebrated<br />
the arrival of beautiful little Becky.<br />
B.....B....B...B...B...B!!! is for ba<strong>by</strong><br />
Beckeeeeeee………!!! they chorused<br />
and danced in wide circles in the woods.
Becky loved to fly high up the bright blue<br />
sky. Over the hills and down the valley,<br />
she really loved the rays of the beautiful<br />
bright sunshine.
Mummy Beth warned her never to fly<br />
alone, as the hungry birds were waiting to<br />
eat her up. But Becky would not listen,<br />
because all that was on her mind was to<br />
have some fun.
One day mummy Beth was going to the<br />
woods to search for seeds. She advised<br />
Becky to stay at home as she was in<br />
danger of being eaten up <strong>by</strong> the bad<br />
hungry birds.
But Becky had something else on her<br />
mind. All that she wanted was to be free<br />
and to have great fun. Becky flew out to<br />
play all alone in the woods. As she flew<br />
high up through the bright blue sky, out<br />
came Mo the long beaked hungry bird and<br />
he ate Becky up.
Becky went through his long neck and<br />
settled inside his gut. “Leave me, leave<br />
me to go home” cried little Becky from<br />
the gut of the bird. But Mo did not listen<br />
to her. Mummy Beth came back with the<br />
seeds for Becky, but Becky was lost. Beth<br />
went into the woods to search for her.
<strong>The</strong> first creature she met was the<br />
beautiful proud prancing Peacock. “Hey,<br />
Mrs Peacock! have you seen little Becky,<br />
she asked the Peacock. ?” “No! No!<br />
No!” replied the Peacock.”
<strong>The</strong> second creature she met was the wide<br />
eyed owl starring straight into her eyes.<br />
“Hello Mr Owl, have you seen Becky?” she<br />
asked the wide eyed owl. “No! No! No! ,”<br />
replied the wide eyed owl.
<strong>The</strong> third creature she met was the short<br />
beaked parrot. “Hi Mrs Parrot, have you<br />
seen Becky?” She asked the short beaked<br />
Parrot. “No! No! No!” replied the short<br />
beaked Parrot.
<strong>The</strong> fourth creature she met was Rob the<br />
red haired Robin starring at her. “Hello<br />
red Rob, have you seen Becky?” she<br />
asked the red haired bird. “No! No! No”,<br />
replied the red haired Robin.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Mo the horrible long<br />
beaked bird looking mischievously at<br />
Beth. “Hello Mr Mo, have you seen<br />
Becky?” she asked him. “Yes, Becky is<br />
inside my gut, he replied”. “Please bring<br />
Becky out”, she begged him. “No! No!<br />
No!” replied Mo the wicked long beaked<br />
bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Davey the dove with a<br />
song, “please, pleeeeeeesee” bring<br />
Becky out from your gut”. But “No! No!<br />
No!” replied Mo the wicked long beaked<br />
bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Katy the bubbly<br />
Pelican. “Please bring Becky out from<br />
your gut”. “No! No! No!” replied Mo the<br />
horrible long beaked bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Peggy the penguin.<br />
“Please bring Becky out from your gut”.<br />
“No! No! No!” replied Mo the horrible<br />
long beaked bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Ken the kangaroo.<br />
“Please bring Becky out from your gut”.<br />
“No! No! No!” replied Mo the horrible<br />
long beaked bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Kingsley the Koala.<br />
“Please bring Becky out from your gut.”<br />
“No! No! No!” replied Mo, the horrible<br />
long beaked bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Willy the fearful wolf with<br />
an angry voice, “Mo vomit Becky or you<br />
could be eaten up”. “No! No! No!”<br />
screamed Mo the horrible long beaked<br />
bird.
Not even a threat from the fearful wolf<br />
could move Mo the horrible long beaked<br />
bird, to bring Becky out from his gut.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Tom the wise old Tortoise<br />
carrying a basketful of seeds.<br />
“Hellooooo handsome”, he called the<br />
horrible long beaked bird. “<strong>The</strong>se seeds<br />
are for you”. “Please bring Becky out<br />
from your gut”.
<strong>The</strong> horrible long beaked bird was happy<br />
because the tortoise called him<br />
handsome. He also liked the seeds. He<br />
took the basket of seeds .<strong>The</strong>n he blew his<br />
nose, “Tiiiiiiiiiiisssssshhhh!!!!!!...”<br />
But out jumped Becky from his nose to<br />
the grass. <strong>The</strong>n off he went, with the<br />
basket of seeds.
Becky came out wet tired and dazed. “You<br />
are lucky to be alive said her mother.”<br />
“Lesson learnt in obedience”, she<br />
answered her mum.
<strong>The</strong>n off flew mum and daughter into the<br />
woods. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!<br />
is for Beckeeeeeeee!!!! shouted the<br />
butterflies.
Everyone was happy that Becky did not die<br />
in the bird’s gut. A party was thrown <strong>by</strong><br />
mummy Beth to celebrate Becky’s safe<br />
return. But Becky and all the younger<br />
butterflies did learn some lessons in<br />
obedience, “<strong>The</strong> stubborn little butterfly<br />
ends up inside the gut of a hungry bird”.
Other books <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(1) <strong>The</strong> Beautiful Garden Poems <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(2) A Little Girl <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(3) <strong>The</strong> Tales of the Talking Pot <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(4) Weep not my Child, “<strong>The</strong> heart cry of a mother”<br />
<strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(5) Sowing and reaping in the family <strong>by</strong> Austin Nwachukwu<br />
(6) A Tale of the Wolf <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(7) Benny the Smart Wolf <strong>by</strong> Debbie Col<strong>by</strong>
<strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong> is a Nigerian born author and poet .She is a trained<br />
teacher and has a Bachelor's degree in Education from Abia state University<br />
Uturu. She is the author of several books.She was invited to be a member of<br />
the world who is who of Business Executives because of her contributions to<br />
literature all over the world.Born <strong>Chinyere</strong> Nwamadu to the family of Hon Sir<br />
Herbert Nwamadu (KSC) of Amaokpara in Nkwerre L.G.A. She developed her<br />
love of writing through her father who is also an English graduate.As a kid<br />
chinyere became exposed to an array of books from her father's personal<br />
library and study where she read the complete works of shake-spare and other<br />
popular English language books such as Gulliver's travel, Oliver twist and<br />
found literature very fascinating.This is how she developed the love of<br />
literature and writing books.
Books can be purchased at<br />
www.gracelandbooks.com<br />
www.chinyerenwakanmayolasite.yolasite.com
THE VERY STUBBORN BUTTERFLY<br />
CHINYERE NWAKANMA
For Tochi, Brian, Brendan, Princess, Herbson jnr, Naomi, Sean and Ivy<br />
with love.
First published in 2012 <strong>by</strong> Graceland Book Publishers<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Copyright © 2012 <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
© Illustrations <strong>by</strong> Tochi Nwamadu<br />
<strong>The</strong> right of <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong> to be identified as the<br />
author of this book has been asserted <strong>by</strong> her in accordance<br />
with the copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.<br />
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced,<br />
transmitted or stored in an information retrieval system, in<br />
any form or <strong>by</strong> any means, graphic, electronic or<br />
mechanical, including photocopying, taping and recording<br />
without prior permission from the publisher.<br />
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data holds a<br />
catalogue record for this book<br />
With special thanks to Tochi Nwamadu for making the illustrations for this book.<br />
ISBN-13: 9780956621085<br />
www.gracelandbooks.com<br />
www.chinyerenwakanmayolasite.yolasite.com
Once upon a time, in the woods lived Beth<br />
a very beautiful butterfly. Beth was about<br />
to have a ba<strong>by</strong>.
Little <strong>by</strong> little came out a bright sparkly<br />
little butterfly. Her mum called her Becky.<br />
She was lovely and all the animals loved<br />
her.
Yeeeh Pah!!,Yeeeh Pah!!,cheered all<br />
the butterflies, as Becky showed off her<br />
beautiful wings and new flight skills as<br />
her mum taught her how to fly.
Flap! Flap! Flap! , they all celebrated<br />
the arrival of beautiful little Becky.<br />
B.....B....B...B...B...B!!! is for ba<strong>by</strong><br />
Beckeeeeeee………!!! they chorused<br />
and danced in wide circles in the woods.
Becky loved to fly high up the bright blue<br />
sky. Over the hills and down the valley,<br />
she really loved the rays of the beautiful<br />
bright sunshine.
Mummy Beth warned her never to fly<br />
alone, as the hungry birds were waiting to<br />
eat her up. But Becky would not listen,<br />
because all that was on her mind was to<br />
have some fun.
One day mummy Beth was going to the<br />
woods to search for seeds. She advised<br />
Becky to stay at home as she was in<br />
danger of being eaten up <strong>by</strong> the bad<br />
hungry birds.
But Becky had something else on her<br />
mind. All that she wanted was to be free<br />
and to have great fun. Becky flew out to<br />
play all alone in the woods. As she flew<br />
high up through the bright blue sky, out<br />
came Mo the long beaked hungry bird and<br />
he ate Becky up.
Becky went through his long neck and<br />
settled inside his gut. “Leave me, leave<br />
me to go home” cried little Becky from<br />
the gut of the bird. But Mo did not listen<br />
to her. Mummy Beth came back with the<br />
seeds for Becky, but Becky was lost. Beth<br />
went into the woods to search for her.
<strong>The</strong> first creature she met was the<br />
beautiful proud prancing Peacock. “Hey,<br />
Mrs Peacock! have you seen little Becky,<br />
she asked the Peacock. ?” “No! No!<br />
No!” replied the Peacock.”
<strong>The</strong> second creature she met was the wide<br />
eyed owl starring straight into her eyes.<br />
“Hello Mr Owl, have you seen Becky?” she<br />
asked the wide eyed owl. “No! No! No! ,”<br />
replied the wide eyed owl.
<strong>The</strong> third creature she met was the short<br />
beaked parrot. “Hi Mrs Parrot, have you<br />
seen Becky?” She asked the short beaked<br />
Parrot. “No! No! No!” replied the short<br />
beaked Parrot.
<strong>The</strong> fourth creature she met was Rob the<br />
red haired Robin starring at her. “Hello<br />
red Rob, have you seen Becky?” she<br />
asked the red haired bird. “No! No! No”,<br />
replied the red haired Robin.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Mo the horrible long<br />
beaked bird looking mischievously at<br />
Beth. “Hello Mr Mo, have you seen<br />
Becky?” she asked him. “Yes, Becky is<br />
inside my gut, he replied”. “Please bring<br />
Becky out”, she begged him. “No! No!<br />
No!” replied Mo the wicked long beaked<br />
bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Davey the dove with a<br />
song, “please, pleeeeeeesee” bring<br />
Becky out from your gut”. But “No! No!<br />
No!” replied Mo the wicked long beaked<br />
bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Katy the bubbly<br />
Pelican. “Please bring Becky out from<br />
your gut”. “No! No! No!” replied Mo the<br />
horrible long beaked bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Peggy the penguin.<br />
“Please bring Becky out from your gut”.<br />
“No! No! No!” replied Mo the horrible<br />
long beaked bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Ken the kangaroo.<br />
“Please bring Becky out from your gut”.<br />
“No! No! No!” replied Mo the horrible<br />
long beaked bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Kingsley the Koala.<br />
“Please bring Becky out from your gut.”<br />
“No! No! No!” replied Mo, the horrible<br />
long beaked bird.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Willy the fearful wolf with<br />
an angry voice, “Mo vomit Becky or you<br />
could be eaten up”. “No! No! No!”<br />
screamed Mo the horrible long beaked<br />
bird.
Not even a threat from the fearful wolf<br />
could move Mo the horrible long beaked<br />
bird, to bring Becky out from his gut.
<strong>The</strong>n out came Tom the wise old Tortoise<br />
carrying a basketful of seeds.<br />
“Hellooooo handsome”, he called the<br />
horrible long beaked bird. “<strong>The</strong>se seeds<br />
are for you”. “Please bring Becky out<br />
from your gut”.
<strong>The</strong> horrible long beaked bird was happy<br />
because the tortoise called him<br />
handsome. He also liked the seeds. He<br />
took the basket of seeds .<strong>The</strong>n he blew his<br />
nose, “Tiiiiiiiiiiisssssshhhh!!!!!!...”<br />
But out jumped Becky from his nose to<br />
the grass. <strong>The</strong>n off he went, with the<br />
basket of seeds.
Becky came out wet tired and dazed. “You<br />
are lucky to be alive said her mother.”<br />
“Lesson learnt in obedience”, she<br />
answered her mum.
<strong>The</strong>n off flew mum and daughter into the<br />
woods. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!<br />
is for Beckeeeeeeee!!!! shouted the<br />
butterflies.
Everyone was happy that Becky did not die<br />
in the bird’s gut. A party was thrown <strong>by</strong><br />
mummy Beth to celebrate Becky’s safe<br />
return. But Becky and all the younger<br />
butterflies did learn some lessons in<br />
obedience, “<strong>The</strong> stubborn little butterfly<br />
ends up inside the gut of a hungry bird”.
Other books <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(1) <strong>The</strong> Beautiful Garden Poems <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(2) A Little Girl <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(3) <strong>The</strong> Tales of the Talking Pot <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(4) Weep not my Child, “<strong>The</strong> heart cry of a mother”<br />
<strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(5) Sowing and reaping in the family <strong>by</strong> Austin Nwachukwu<br />
(6) A Tale of the Wolf <strong>by</strong> <strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong><br />
(7) Benny the Smart Wolf <strong>by</strong> Debbie Col<strong>by</strong>
<strong>Chinyere</strong> <strong>Nwakanma</strong> is a Nigerian born author and poet .She is a trained<br />
teacher and has a Bachelor's degree in Education from Abia state University<br />
Uturu. She is the author of several books.She was invited to be a member of<br />
the world who is who of Business Executives because of her contributions to<br />
literature all over the world.Born <strong>Chinyere</strong> Nwamadu to the family of Hon Sir<br />
Herbert Nwamadu (KSC) of Amaokpara in Nkwerre L.G.A. She developed her<br />
love of writing through her father who is also an English graduate.As a kid<br />
chinyere became exposed to an array of books from her father's personal<br />
library and study where she read the complete works of shake-spare and other<br />
popular English language books such as Gulliver's travel, Oliver twist and<br />
found literature very fascinating.This is how she developed the love of<br />
literature and writing books.
Books can be purchased at<br />
www.gracelandbooks.com<br />
www.chinyerenwakanmayolasite.yolasite.com
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