La oruga de lechuga / The lettuce caterpillar

This brown macaque, happy goes, without a care in the world, he bought a caterpillar and will take care of it with dedication.

Cuando llega a casa,
la ubica en la superficie clara,
hojas verdes le pasa
para que coma y crezca sana.

When he gets home, he places it on the clear surface, green leaves are passed to it so that it eats and grows healthy.

Ella come y come,
crece sin temores
y un día, el macaco encuentra
que la oruga, mariposa no era.

She eats and eats, grows without fear and one day, the macaque finds that the caterpillar was not a butterfly.

Aquel pequeño ser,
una verdura quería ser
por eso se transformó
en una lechuga de gran dimensión,
con alas azul y vestido de ilustre coloración.

That little caterpillar, she wanted a to be a vegetable, that's why it was transformed into a lettuce of great dimension, with blue wings and a dress of illustrious coloration.

Créditos

Stopmotion y cuento original de
Margarita Palomino.
Colombia
Febrero,2023