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Tl Fly Away
Written by
V Jeffers
Illustrated by
Stephanie McDaniel

Dedicated to the one and only Monarch,
God my Father who gave me this book.
Thank you, dearest Father. May your book
have “wings” is our prayer, dear Father.
ILL FLY AWAY
Copyright © 2012 by V Jeffers
Published by Wahoo Publishing, LLC
P.O. Box 1092
Keller, TX 76244-1092 U.S.A.
Phone No. 817-584-1430
Produced in Little Rock, AR
May 2012
Intended for children ages 6 and above
All rights reserved. Except for brief excerpts for review purposes, no part of
this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical
means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written
permission from the publisher.
Printed by offset Press. Batch 1.
United States of America
1st Edition
More than 118,000 in print

“Oh, what a beautiful morning,” sang Meri Monarcha, the monarch
butterfly. The air was crisp and cool as she sipped the sweet nectar flitting
from flower to flower. She flew high into a tree to get a better glimpse of
the sun shining ever so brightly. It brought such warmth to her on this
brisk clear day.

Suddenly, Meri Monarcha was startled by what seemed to be someone
crying. Following the sobbing voice, she fluttered close to the ground
landing among a cluster of flowers. The crying continued becoming louder
and louder. At last, in the deep grass, Meri Monarcha saw a caterpillar.
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“Why the tears little caterpillar? What has made you so sad that you cry?”
asked Meri Monarcha. “Now, let's dry those eyes and blow that nose. Let
me introduce myself. My name is Meri Monarcha, and I want to be your
friend.”

“You do? You really mean it? You want to be my friend,” sniffed the little
caterpillar as he tried not to cry. “Oh, thank you, thank you. You are so
beautiful and kind. Thank you dear, sweet...Meri Monarcha is it?”
“There, there,” replied Meri Monarcha, “now this is much better little
friend. Maybe we could start with you telling me your name!”
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“Oh no! I knew it would come to this,” said the caterpillar. “This is one of
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“I want to be beautiful like you, Meri Monarcha. I want to see things up
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and down low. Please help me, Meri Monarcha. I do not like being called
Wormy! Would you, should you, could you, help me dear friend? Oh, please,
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“Well, not too long ago, I was a caterpillar just like you!”
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The first step is to realize there is more in life than being a worm and
feeling sorry for yourself. You were made by God and for God. You were
made to be used by him. He has extra special plans for each one of us.”
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Meri Monarcha was so excited. “Willy, you are such a wise caterpillar. |am
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“Tell me, oh please tell me sweet Meri Monarcha, tell me more! How did
you change?”
“Well, first of all...you are going to love this Willy. I have another secret!”
“I can keep secrets, Meri Monarcha. I promise, I promise, I promise! Oh
please, hurry and tell me dear friend. I can’t stand the wait.’
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“Well...my name used to be...Wormy Willene!”
“Wormy Willene, Wormy Willene!” Wormy Willy was laughing so hard he
almost fell out of the bush! “You are so very, very funny Meri Monarcha.”
“Well it is funny now, but it wasn’t back then. That is why it is important
for you to help others, too. Everybody needs to know God loves each one
of us. Each of us matter and is very, very special to God. Everyone has an
extra special place in God’s heart for his work here on earth.”
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