Matariki Caterpillars

Once upon a time there was nine caterpillars which were as bright as a star. One day they went all the way to a garden until it was dark. They settled on a tree under a dark patch in the sky. In the morning the caterpillars made a cocoon and slipped into it. A couple of days later on a hot sunny summer morning, nine bright butterflies which were as bright as a star, flew out of their cocoons. That same day they flew up and up and up until they got stuck in some strings in the sky. Now the nine butterflies are the stars of Matariki, but two of the butterflies are behind a very bright butterfly.

By Bella