'"Let's see, two giraffes, two elephants, two chimpanzees, two monkeys, two zebras, two....'

Noah's voice echoed in Charlie's head. As a caterpillar, he wasn't sure he had ears, but he certainly got the message.

He remained motionless as Noah ran first left and then right, encouraging various pairs of animals to take their place in the great ark.

'And what about caterpillars?', blurted out Charlie, 'Two of us too? Even the yellow and black spotted ones?'

With the wind whistling in his ears, Noah didn't hear him.

I really should get in touch with the Insects' Rights Movement ones of these days, Charlie thought to himself. Lions, tigers, dogs, cats....Oh yes, help our the big, handsome ones, why don't you, but what about us?........"
                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                           Extract from "Noah and the Caterpillars" by Elise Harter