毛毛虫比布尔与重大变化

我是Ria。

This is Ria.

欢迎收听《小人物的小故事》。

Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People.

我16岁的时候，给一个有两个可爱小家伙的家庭当过保姆。

When I was 16 years old, I babysat for a family with two adorable tiny people.

一个是一岁的可爱小男孩，一到睡觉时间就特别生气；另一个是他四岁的姐姐，长着一头漂亮的卷发，像光环一样。

One was a sweet one year old boy who became very angry at bedtime, and the other was his four year old sister who had a gorgeous halo of curls.

有一天晚上我当保姆的时候，关了电视，面对一个特别想让我做点有趣事情的四岁小女孩，我当场编了个故事，专门讲给她听。

One night when I was babysitting, I had turned off the TV and faced with a four year old who seemed to desperately want me to do something interesting, I made up a story on the spot just for her.

我以前从来没这么做过。

I had never done that before.

故事讲的是一只毛毛虫变成蝴蝶的旅程。

The story was about a caterpillar's journey to become a butterfly.

故事里其实没发生太多事，而且我得说，情节挺老套的。

Not that much happened in the story, and I have to say it was pretty predictable.

但那个小女孩非常喜欢。

But the little girl loved it.

然后我想，好吧。

And I thought, okay.

哇。

Wow.

这算是成功了。

That was a success.

继续吧。

Moving on.

但事情并没有就此结束。

But there would be no moving on.

她想一遍又一遍地听那个故事。

She wanted to hear the story again and again.

从那以后，每次我见到她，她都会让我给她讲蝴蝶的故事。

Every time I saw her after that, she asked me to tell her the butterfly story.

所以我就这么做了。

So I did.

我给她讲了很多遍同样的故事。

I told her the same story many times.

她从来没觉得腻。

It never got old for her.

多年以后，当我有了做这个播客的想法时，那个小女孩的记忆一下子涌了回来。

Years later, when I had the idea to make this podcast, my memory of that little girl came rushing back.

这让我确信，是的，孩子们一定会喜欢这个。

And it gave me the assurance that, yes, this is something children will love.

所以我想用一个新的毛毛虫故事来致敬最初的那个故事。

So I wanted to pay homage to that very first story with a new story about a caterpillar.

而这个故事，嗯，是我专门为你创作的。

And this story, well, I made it just for you.

它叫《毛毛虫比布尔和大变化》。

It's called Beeble the Caterpillar and the big change.

那我们开始吧。

Let's get to it.

交给你了，大卫。

Take it away, David.

记住，这里没有图片。

Remember, there are no pictures.

你得在脑海里想象这些画面。

You have to imagine the pictures in your mind.

你想怎么想象都行。

Imagine them however you want.

我们走吧。

Let's go.

比布尔把脚伸到空中，穿上了鞋子。

Beeble stuck his feet in the air and pulled on his shoes.

好了，搞定。

There we go.

一只鞋，两只鞋，三只鞋，四只鞋，五只鞋，六只鞋，七只鞋，八只鞋。

One shoe, two shoe, three shoe, four shoe, five shoe, six shoe, seven shoe, eight shoe.

十六只。

16.

好了。

There we go.

比布尔终于把他所有的小鞋子都穿在了他的小脚上。

Beeble finally had all of his tiny shoes on his tiny little feet.

他翻过身来，开始沿着石头走路。

He flipped himself over and began walking along a rock.

比布尔是一只毛毛虫，一只非常快乐的毛毛虫。

Beeble was a caterpillar, a very happy caterpillar.

他喜欢自己的生活，尤其喜欢自己现在的这个阶段。

He liked his life and especially liked his stage of life.

他喜欢自己的脚，也喜欢自己在地上爬行的样子，能爬过石头，钻过树枝。

He liked his feet and the way he could creep along the ground over rocks and under sticks.

他喜欢能爬上树皮找食物的感觉。

He liked being able to climb up tree bark looking for food.

如果你还记得你那次读的那本书里说的，毛毛虫和其他大多数动物不一样，它们不会简单地长大成更大的自己。

Now if you recall from that book you read on the topic that one time, caterpillars, unlike most other animals, don't simply grow up into bigger versions of themselves.

当小猫咪、小狮子或者小狼崽出生时，它们只是长得更大。

When a little baby kitten or a little baby lion or a little baby wolf is born, they simply grow bigger.

小狮子不会突然跑进山洞，然后出来变成，比如说，一只长着胡须的飞龙。

A baby lion does not suddenly go into a cave and emerge as, say, a flying bee whiskered dragon.

那会非常酷。

That would be very cool.

但毛毛虫呢？

But caterpillars?

哦，它们做的事情可神奇了。

Oh, they do a quite amazing thing.

它们先以原来的样子生活一段时间，每天就是吃、吃、再吃。

They live for a little while as they are, spending their days eating, eating, and also eating.

然后，时机一到，它们就会给自己建一个小房子，叫做茧，然后在里面待上几个星期。

Then, when the time is right, they build themselves a tiny house called a cocoon, and they stay inside for a few weeks.

等它们出来的时候，就能飞了，还能给花授粉，因为它们变成了……哎呀。

When they come out, they can fly and pollinate flowers because they've turned into oof.

比布尔刚才摔了一跤。

Beeble just took a tumble.

不太好。

No good.

他没事。

He's alright.

他一直都这样。

He always is.

只要他躲着鸟走就行。啾。

As long as he steers clear of birds Tweet.

啾。

Tweet.

别靠近黄蜂，也离人远点，好吧。

Doesn't go near any yellow jackets and avoids people Okay.

回头见，亲爱的。

I'll see you later, hon.

那他可能就没事了。

Then he might be okay.

比布尔爬得很慢，而我刚才说的那些东西都跑得飞快。

Beeble moves very slowly, and all of those things I just listed move very fast.

所以比布尔慢慢爬的时候得非常小心。

So Beeble has to be very careful as he creeps along.

他有时候会躲在叶子底下，等那些吓人的东西走了再出来。

He sometimes hides under leaves until the scary something goes away.

对。

Yes.

比布尔就是一只普普通通的毛毛虫。

Beeble is a regular old caterpillar.

非常普通。

Positively ordinary.

但关于比布尔，有一件事你可能会觉得有趣。

But there is one thing about Beeble you might find interesting.

比布尔对自己的生活做了一个决定。

Beeble has made a decision about his life.

他决定不建小房子。

He has decided not to make a tiny house.

他决定几周后不从那个小房子里飞出来。

He has decided not to fly out of that tiny house weeks later.

他决定永远保持现在的样子。

He has decided to stay just as he is forever.

一个明亮美丽的早晨，比布尔在岩石上爬行，穿过湿漉漉的叶子。

It was a bright, beautiful morning as Beeble made his way over rocks and under wet leaves.

前方，比布尔听到了他的朋友杰拉德朝他走来的 unmistakable 声音。

Ahead of him, Beeble heard the unmistakable sound of his friend Gerard ambling towards him.

杰勒德走路时，靴子会发出一种很特别的拖沓声，因为他喜欢穿靴子。

Gerard's feet made a very specific shuffling sound as he went because he liked to wear boots.

穿着16只靴子走路很难，但杰勒德更喜欢靴子，因为穿凉鞋会让他绊倒。

It's difficult to walk wearing 16 boots, but Gerard preferred boots because sandals made him trip.

你好，杰勒德。

Hello, Gerard.

哦，你好，比布尔。

Oh, hello, Beeble.

很高兴遇到你。

I'm glad I ran into you.

比布尔好奇地抬起头。

Beeble looked up with interest.

除非有什么不寻常的事，否则没人会说很高兴遇到你。

No one said they were glad to run into you unless something unusual was going on.

问题是，我听说

The thing is, I heard from

一个朋友听另一个朋友说，又从珀西瓦尔那里听说，你决定不进行那个大改变了。

a friend who heard from a friend who heard from Percival that you well, that you've decided not to go through with the big change.

比布尔叹了口气。

Beeble sighed.

最近这种事经常发生。

This had been happening a lot lately.

他只跟杰米提过，结果她好像告诉了所有人。

He'd only mentioned it to Jamie, and it seemed she'd told everyone.

问题是，杰拉德又说了一遍。

The thing is, Gerard said again.

这是杰拉德最喜欢说的一句话，他尽量多用它。

This was a favorite phrase of Gerard's, and he made sure to use it as much as possible.

问题是，我们都很担心你。

The thing is we're all very concerned about you.

你知道，那个大改变不是可选的。

The big change is not optional, you know?

嗯哼。

Uh-huh.

比布尔，这只是生活的一部分。

It's just a part of life, Beeble.

你逃不掉的。

You can't escape it.

“我会考虑的，”比布尔说着，转身走开，心里根本没打算去想。

I'll think about that, Beeble said and began walking away with no intention to think about it.

比布尔，我只是想帮你。

Beeble, I'm just trying to help you.

谢谢你，杰拉德。

Thank you, Gerard.

问题是，我得走了，杰拉德。

The thing is I have to go, Gerard.

我还有好多东西要吃呢。

I have a lot of eating to do.

比布尔消失在森林的树叶中。

Beeble disappeared into the leaves of the forest.

杰拉德就是不明白，比布尔自己嘟囔着。

Gerard just doesn't get it, Beeble grumbled to himself.

然后他被一片看起来非常美味的叶子吸引了。

Then he was distracted by a very delicious looking leaf.

第二天，比布尔又出去找吃的了。

The following day, Beeble was out looking for food again.

这些天他吃得很多。

He was eating a lot these days.

突然，比布尔的邻居华金出现在他旁边。

Out of nowhere, Beeble's neighbor, Joaquin, appeared next to him.

和杰拉德不同，华金走路非常非常轻。

Unlike Gerard, Joaquin walked very, very quietly.

华金，你吓到我了。

Joaquin, you scared me.

哦，抱歉，比布尔。

Oh, sorry, Beeble.

没关系。

It's okay.

我想跟你聊点事。

So I wanted to talk to you about something?

什么事？

Yes?

我听说你不想经历那个大变化。

I heard you don't wanna go through the big change.

没错。

That's right.

那你打算怎么躲过去呢？

Well, how are you gonna avoid it?

我就是不做茧呗。

I just won't make a cocoon.

比布尔。

Beeble.

是的。

Yes.

你必须得做个茧。

You've gotta make a cocoon.

我不明白为什么。

I don't see why.

很抱歉，我得先走了。

And I'm sorry, but I must excuse myself.

我得赶路了。

I need to be on my way.

你要去哪儿？

Where are you going?

去吃饭。

To eat.

说完，比布尔就消失在森林里了。

And with that, Beeble disappeared into the forest.

他发现了一株从没见过的漂亮植物，开心地吃了起来。

He found a glorious plant he'd never seen before and began happily snacking away at it.

第二天，比布尔又出去吃东西了。

The next day, Beeble was out eating yet again.

这次，他的朋友谢拉来看他了。

This time, his friend Shayla came by to see him.

嘿，伙计。

Hey, buddy.

哦，嘿，谢拉。

Oh, hey, Shayla.

所以，关于不经历大变化这件事，是怎么回事？

So what's this about not going through the big change?

比布尔停了下来。

Beeble stopped.

他累了。

He was tired.

他看着他的朋友。

He looked at his friend.

我不想再谈这个了。

I'm tired of talking about this.

每个靠近我的毛毛虫都试图说服我，我必须经历那个大变化。

Every caterpillar who gets near me tries to convince me I have to go through the big change.

希拉只是点了点头，等着他。

Sheila just nodded and waited.

我喜欢当毛毛虫。

I like being a caterpillar.

我不想长大变成别的东西。

I don't want to grow up to be something else.

我喜欢现在的自己。

I like the way I am.

比布斯，你才活了大概两周而已。

Beebs, you've only been alive for, like, two weeks.

这两周过得很棒。

It's been a great two weeks.

你怕什么呢？

What are you scared of?

比布尔环顾四周，抬头看着树上摇曳的叶子。

Beeble looked around, up at the trees, their leaves swaying.

鸟儿从头顶飞过。

Birds flew overhead.

比布尔和谢拉躲到一片叶子下面藏起来。

Beeble and Shayla ducked under a leaf to hide.

我不怕。

I'm not scared.

这不是怕不怕的问题。

It's not about being scared.

好吧，我害怕。

Well, I am.

我怕飞。

I'm afraid of flying.

你怕？

You are?

对。

Yeah.

我以前从来没离开过地面。

I've never been off the ground before.

你看起来不像害怕的样子。

You don't look scared.

一个人害不害怕，看表情就能看出来。

You can always tell if someone's scared by how they look.

比布尔点了点头。

Beeble nodded.

这倒是真的。

That was true.

好吧，我并不害怕飞行。

Well, I'm not afraid to fly.

不是。

No.

只是我很喜欢现在的生活。

It's just I like how my life is right now.

我喜欢有这么多脚和鞋子，也喜欢在岩石上爬来爬去。

I like having all these feet and shoes, and I like creeping over rocks.

大家都觉得我奇怪，但我不明白为什么其他毛毛虫都完全接受这一切。

Everyone thinks I'm the odd one, but I don't understand why every other caterpillar is just totally okay with all of this.

如果我不想经历那个大变化，我看不出有什么必要去经历。

I don't see the point of going through the big change if I don't wanna do it.

我的意思是，这一切到底有什么意义？

I mean, what is the meaning of all this?

他们俩都安静下来，因为一只猛禽的黑色身影从他们头顶滑过，落在高处的一根树枝上。

They were both quiet as the dark shape of a raptor sailed above them and settled in a branch high above the ground.

阳光透过树叶闪烁，一阵轻柔的风吹过森林。

The sun winked through the leaves and a gentle wind drifted through the forest.

比布尔，这个问题挺大的，我觉得没有一个简单的答案。

Beeble, that's kind of a big question, and I don't think there's just one answer to it.

这种事情你得自己去摸索。

It's the kind of thing you have to figure out on your own.

再说了，我不确定其他人都像你想的那样接受这一切。

Besides, I'm not sure everyone else is as okay with it all as you think.

我昨天顺便去看了杰拉德。

I stopped by to see Gerard yesterday.

他说他能感觉到自己的大变化要来了，正在收拾他的靴子，准备捐给毛毛虫靴子共享计划。

He said he could tell his big change was coming and he was packing up all his boots to donate to the caterpillar boot share program.

你知道他对我说了什么吗？

You know what he said to me?

什么？

What?

他说，问题是，我真的会想念我的靴子。

He said, the thing is, I'm really going to miss my boots.

比布尔笑了。

Beeble smiled.

我能想象他说那句话的样子。

I can picture him saying that.

我们不能永远当毛毛虫。

We can't be caterpillars forever.

我们必须长大，变成美丽的……就在这时，他们听到了一声巨响。

We have to grow up into beautiful Just then, they heard a loud sound.

不。

No.

不。

No.

不。

No.

不。

No.

不是那样的。

Not like that.

是这样的。

Like this.

比布尔和谢拉道了别。

Beeble and Shayla said their goodbyes.

谢拉喊道：“想想我说的话。”

Think about what I said, Shayla called.

比布尔一路嚼着叶子回家。

Beeble headed home, munching on leaves the whole way.

第二天，比布尔慢悠悠地走进森林，又去吃更多的植物了。

The next day, Beeble ambled into the forest, off to eat more plants.

他吃的可不是随便什么植物。

He didn't eat just any plants.

他有一些特别喜欢的。

He had some favorites.

他去了其中一种那里。

He went to one of those.

那是一种矮壮结实的绿色植物，叶子美味得超乎想象。

It was a stout, hearty green plant with the most delicious leaves you can imagine.

它长在一棵高大如雕像般的植物阴影下，那棵植物开着美丽的淡紫色花朵，各种飞行访客落在花瓣上，热闹非凡。

It grew in the shade of a tall statuesque plant with beautiful lavender flowers that buzzed with life as flying visitors of all kinds touched down in their petals.

比布尔抬头瞥了一眼上方那片繁忙的景象，同时咬了一口面前的叶子。

Beeble glanced up at the frenzy of activity above as he bit into the leaf in front of him.

直到触角碰到另一只毛毛虫，他才发现对方也在啃同一片叶子。

He didn't notice that another caterpillar was also chewing on the same leaf until they bumped antennae.

不好意思。

Excuse me.

对不起。

I'm sorry.

我想我是分心了，因为我看到我表姐在上面。

I guess I was distracted because I saw my cousin up there.

嘿，玛莲娜，另一只毛毛虫喊道，一只优雅的黑色蝴蝶挥了挥翅膀，然后从上面那棵开花的植物上飞走了。

Hey, Marlena, the other caterpillar called, and an elegant black butterfly waved before flying away from the flowering plant above.

你表姐？

Your cousin?

是的。

Yes.

她刚刚经历了那个大变化。

She just went through the big change.

太不可思议了，对吧？

It's incredible, isn't it?

对。

Yeah.

下一个就是我了。

I'm next.

很快，我就要飞到上面那片叶子上去了。

Soon, I'll be landing in a leaf up there.

你也是，看你这体型，也快了。

You too, judging by your, your size.

如果毛毛虫会脸红的话，比布尔早就脸红了，但它们不会。

If caterpillars could blush, Beeble would have blushed, but they can't.

所以他只是点了点头，接受了这份慷慨的赞美。

So he accepted this generous compliment with a nod.

但与此同时，听到“大变化”这个词，他感到自己紧张起来，因为他可不想经历那个。

But at the same time, he felt himself tense at the mention of the big change, which he had no intention of experiencing.

我们家的每个成员在经历大变化之后，都会特意去拜访上面那株植物。

Everyone in my family makes sure to visit that plant up there after they go through the big change.

真的吗？

Really?

对。

Mhmm.

家族传说里说，我们家族每一只蝴蝶，往上数好几代，都落在那棵植物上，让它活着，还结出果实。

Family legend has it that every butterfly in our family, going back generations, has landed on that plant, keeping it alive and making fruit.

只是去拜访一下就能让它活着。

Keeping it alive just by visiting it.

是不是很了不起？

Isn't that remarkable?

了不起？

Remarkable?

比布尔听说过这件事，飞行的访客只要落在植物上就能帮它生长。

Beeble had heard about this, that flying visitors could help plants grow just by landing on them.

但不知怎么的，从这只新来的毛毛虫嘴里说出来，听起来就神奇多了。

But somehow, it sounded so much more magical when this new caterpillar said it.

确实听起来很了不起。

It did sound remarkable.

哎呀。

Oops.

我迟到了，毛毛虫说着，瞥了一眼她的手表。

I'm late, the caterpillar said, glancing at her wristwatch.

我得去面试一个新的宠物保姆。

I have to interview a new pet sitter.

在我经历大变化的时候，不能让我家小跳蚤孤零零的。

Can't leave my little flea all by his lonesome while I'm going through the big change.

很高兴认识你。

Nice meeting you.

说完，她就拖着步子走了，凉鞋啪嗒啪嗒地响着。

And with that, she shuffled away, her sandals flapping in chorus as she went.

比布尔挥了挥手，然后继续吃东西，想着毛毛虫说的话。

Beeble waved, then went back to eating and thinking about what the caterpillar had said.

他嚼着一片叶子，感觉它在嘴里打转，抬头看着那棵开花的植物。

As he munched on a leaf, feeling it roll around in his mouth, he looked up at the flowering plant.

比布的目光顺着植物的枝条望去。

Beeble's gaze followed the arc of the plant's branches.

他看到阳光透过花瓣洒落下来。

He saw the sun filtering through the petals of the flowers.

一只蝴蝶悄无声息地飞下来，落在上面。

A butterfly swooped down and landed, silently.

蝴蝶飞走时，比布正嚼着从植物上摘下的叶子，他感到一丝领悟像针尖一样刺入脑海，然后迅速扩散，充满了整个心灵。

As the butterfly flew up and away, and as Beeble chewed the leaf from the plant, he felt as though a pinprick of understanding expanded until it filled every corner of his mind.

他是一只靠吃叶子长大的毛毛虫。

He was a caterpillar growing fat on leaves.

他嘴里的叶子，是在上方那棵开花植物的荫蔽下生长的。

The leaf in his mouth grew in the shade of the flowering plant above.

而那棵开花植物，因为那些会飞的访客而茁壮成长。

The flowering plant thrived because of flying visitors.

那些会飞的访客，都经历过那场大蜕变。

Flying visitors who'd gone through the big change.

后来，它们可能会在附近产卵，孵化出更多的毛毛虫。

Later, they might lay eggs nearby to make more caterpillars.

毛毛虫、叶子、花朵、飞行的访客、卵、毛毛虫。

Caterpillar, leaf, flowers, flying visitor, egg, caterpillar.

这一切连成了一个巨大的循环。

It all came together in a great circle.

就像拼图拼上最后一块，终于看到完整画面一样，这幅画面太大了，远远超出了比布尔本身。

It was like when you click that last piece into a puzzle and you finally see the whole picture, this picture was so big, so much bigger than Beeble.

突然间，他感到自己无比渺小，但这种渺小却让人安心。

And suddenly, he felt terribly small in the best way possible.

最重要的是，他意识到这一切都有意义。

And most importantly, he realized there's a point to all of this.

比布尔低头看了看自己。

Beeble looked down at himself.

他其实很庞大。

He was enormous.

短短几周，他就长大了三倍。

In just a few weeks, he'd tripled in size.

这些植物给了他一切。

These plants had given him everything he had.

它们给了他生命。

They'd given him life.

比布尔知道自己该做什么了。

Beeble knew what he had to do.

他用十六条小脚慢悠悠地走开，鞋带拖在地上。

He ambled away on his 16 little feet, his shoelaces scraping the ground as he went.

比布尔回到了他平时睡觉的那片叶子。

Beeble returned to the leaf where he usually slept.

他给隔壁叶子上织网的蜘蛛本森留了点水。

He left out some water for Benson, the spider who liked to make its webs in the leaf next door.

他收拾好自己的东西，尽管不知道还会不会回来。

He tidied his things even though he didn't know if he'd ever be back.

不知怎么的，比布尔就是知道该往哪儿走。

Somehow, Beeble knew exactly where to go.

就好像他体内装了个导航仪，指引他找到一棵小树上的一根特定的树枝。

It was like he had a homing device inside of him, directing him toward a precise branch on a small tree.

他内心有股力量在引导他，也许就是那股让他吃光所有叶子的力量，他知道自己该怎么做。

Guided by a force within him, perhaps the same one that had nudged him to eat all those leaves, he knew what to do.

他建了一个茧。

He built a cocoon.

一个安全地藏在偏僻叶子背面的茧。

One safely hidden on the underside of an out of the way leaf.

比布尔在茧里待了将近三个星期。

Beeble stayed inside his cocoon for almost three weeks.

比布尔听过关于大变身的传说。

Beeble had heard stories about the big change.

他见过很多毛毛虫蜕变前后的样子，但他怎么也想不到，真正的过程会那么激烈、那么疯狂。

He'd seen plenty of caterpillars before and after, but he never could have imagined how intense and crazy it truly was.

然后有一天晚上，比布尔从茧里钻了出来。

Then one evening, Beeble broke out of his cocoon.

出来的时候有点费劲。

Getting out was awkward.

他得适应新长出来的翅膀。

He had new appendages to count for.

但一旦出来，他就冲向天空，好像飞了一辈子似的。

But once he emerged, he launched himself skyward as if he'd been flying his whole life.

他朝着满月飞去。

He sailed upwards toward the full moon.

仅仅通过活着、成长，以及以最惊人的方式蜕变，比布尔真的觉得自己是那伟大无尽循环的一部分。

Just by living and growing and changing changing in the most shocking way, truly Beeble felt like he was part of a great unending circle.

比布尔不再是毛毛虫了。

Beeble was no longer a caterpillar.

他变成了一只又大又漂亮的飞蛾。

He had changed into a big, beautiful moth.

比布尔在空中飞来飞去，去帮助那些曾经养育过他的植物。

Beeble flitted through the air, off to help the plants that had fed him so very well.

我最后是不是把你们给骗到了？

Did I get you at the end there?

我敢肯定大家都猜到故事会怎么发展，所以我忍不住加了个反转。

Pretty sure everyone knew where this story was going, so I couldn't resist throwing in a twist.

为了准备这个故事，我了解到大多数毛毛虫最后会变成蛾子，而不是蝴蝶。

In researching for this story, I learned that most caterpillars turn into moths, not butterflies.

蝴蝶确实很美，这点毋庸置疑。

Butterflies are beautiful, no doubt.

但说到让我们的植物世界保持生机勃勃，蛾子其实更重要。

But moths are even more important when it comes to keeping our plant world vibrant and thriving.

它们是夜班工作者，我们欠它们很多。

They are the night shift workers to whom we owe quite a lot.

《小人物的小故事》由我，瑞亚·赫克托，撰写、表演并制作。

Little Stories for Tiny People is written, performed, and produced by me, Rhea Hector.

彼得·K帮我管理网站，把我的故事放到网上，让大家都能欣赏。

Peter K runs my website and puts my stories on the Internet for all of you to enjoy.

非常感谢那些为今天的故事提供音效的听众们。

Big thanks to the listeners who provided sound effects used in today's story.

感谢科拉和索菲。

Thank you to CORA and SOPHIE.

还要特别感谢大卫，他在开头贡献了这条非常重要的提醒信息。

And a big thanks to DAVID for contributing this super important reminder message at the beginning.

如果你喜欢这个故事，请把它分享给你旅途中遇到的所有的飞蛾，所有的毛毛虫，尤其是穿靴子的，各个年龄段的保姆，还有那些可能需要一个好故事的小朋友们的朋友们。

If you loved this story, please share it with all the moths you might meet in your travels, any and all caterpillars, especially ones wearing boots, babysitters of all ages, and friends with tiny people who might just need a good story these days.

最后，一如既往地感谢你们的收听。

And thank you, as always, for listening in.