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Little Bear

By Dylan M ParkinPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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On this day, Little Bear went to the river to play, and by chance his attention was attracted by a butterfly. The butterfly had rare purple wings with exquisite patterns carved on them, as if it was a work of art created by a skilled craftsman. The moment the butterfly caught his eye, Little Bear made up his mind that he would catch it and that others would worship him like an idol. When he thought of that beautiful scene, he could not contain his joy and started to act. The bear first crept closer to the butterfly, and in order to avoid alarming the snake, he also made a big detour to the back of the butterfly. Then, he slowly approached the butterfly, held his breath, and at the right distance, he put his two hands on each side of the butterfly, and finally slammed them together in the middle - he thought he could capture it easily, but the butterfly flew out from the gap between his fingers, as if he was laughing at the bear for "thinking too well The butterfly flew out from the gap between his fingers, as if mocking the bear for "thinking too hard", and hovered over his head for two turns before flying off into the distance. Now the bear's competitive spirit was completely aroused. He ran home quickly, fully armed and then returned to the river, and after confirming that the butterfly was still nearby, he began to deploy his plan. To the east is a lawn where many parents play with their children, and to the north, in the woods, there are many spider webs, so the butterflies will probably not fly in these two directions. The south side is a small river, if the butterflies fly to the other side, it will be difficult to do, so the bear should close the net from the south side and force the butterflies to the west side. Let the action begin! The butterfly is ready to withdraw, and as the bear expects, it flies towards the seemingly safe west side. The butterfly was ready to withdraw, and as expected, it flew towards the seemingly safe west side. The bear was in hot pursuit, and the trap net in his hand was flying up and down like a general on the stage. The butterfly was not to be outdone, relying on its skillful positioning to avoid the insect trap's pounce, and several times it seemed desperate, but he escaped from the dead. After two hundred rounds of battle, the bear and the butterfly are tired. The bear sat down on his buttocks and took a big breath. The butterfly landed on the trunk of a tree not far away, but just landed on his feet and noticed that something was wrong, but it was too late, the butterfly was coated in honey on the trunk and stuck. It turned out that the bear had set the trap in advance, and he had won the battle! Bear was so excited that he couldn't wait to show off his trophy to his friends. The friends were all impressed by the butterfly's charm and praised Little Bear for his greatness. The next day, Little Bear brought the butterfly to school again, showed it to his classmates, and got another burst of praise. But after that, everyone was no longer interested in the butterfly and even began to accuse Little Bear of being too cruel for hurting it. Little Bear felt very sad. When his mother noticed that he was depressed, she asked him what had happened, and he told her everything. After hearing this, his mother did not comfort him or point out his problem, but said, as if changing the subject, "Did you know that there is a kind of Alexander butterfly in the world that can exceed 30 centimeters with its wings spread?" The bear was startled and said, "Thirty centimeters? Isn't that bigger than my hand?" Mom nodded and continued, "There is also a red-necked phoenix butterfly that has a circle of red around its neck, just like wearing a red scarf." The more Bear listened, the more fascinated he became: "That's why they are called 'red-necked phoenix butterflies'." Mom talked a lot more about butterflies, and finally she said, "You see, a small butterfly is not as simple as you think, so we can't be proud of a small victory, and we can't give up because of a small setback." Little Bear no longer lost his mind about the butterfly, he released the purple butterfly because he already had a bigger dream, although he could not yet study butterflies like a scientist, but he wanted to draw all the beautiful butterflies he saw, down.

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