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Chrysila
"Today, Chrysila broke out of her shell and found a new life. 'There are new things all around me,' she exclaimed, 'Nothing I know! Chrysila crept along the stern of the milkweed looking for a tasty leaf. It was a warm and sunny day and her time was consumed with eating. Though everything was new to her,"
"Chrysila moved quickly toward a new home, but stopped when she caught sight of her body in a still pool of water. This was the first time she had ever seen herself as others saw her and, for the first time, she cried. Chrysila realized that in comparison to all the others that shared her world, she was the ugliest creature any of them had ever seen."
"I want out of here. I want to live my life. I will never, ever let anyone make me feel ashamed. I am the way I am."
"With that effort, out of her body emerged the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. She had wings. She was free. She could fly, and fly she did." |
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