Baby Caterpillar

by Ellen Robena Field — a poem card from Justes Mots

A gentle allegorical narrative where a tired caterpillar finds rest in autumn and transforms into a beautiful butterfly during spring, symbolizing rebirth and divine care. Ellen Robena Field uses this nature tale to convey themes of patience, protection, and miraculous transformation. Ideal for new baby announcements, Easter celebrations, or inspirational gifting.

Baby Caterpillar was tired. All summer long she had been travelling slowly
through the green world where she lived, and feeding on the green leaves
that grew near her home. Now Autumn had come and Mother Nature had given a
holiday to the leaves, who put on their new dresses of red and gold and
played tag with the breezes. Baby Caterpillar wanted to play, too, but
could not run so fast as the happy little leaves, and she grew very tired
and thought she would take a nap. So she found a cozy place among the
branches of a grape vine, and made herself a soft, silky blanket. Then she…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship