Project Gutenberg 2007-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 74 J. L. B. The Butterfly's Funeral A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball and Grasshopper's Feast Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Butterfly's Funeral" by J. L. B. is a poetic work published in the early 19th century. This book serves as a sequel to the earlier poem "The Butterfly's Ball and Grasshopper's Feast" and captures the theme of loss and mourning within an enchanting insect world. The work reflects on the fragility of life and the cycle of nature, using vibrant imagery to convey its message. In "The Butterfly's Funeral," the whimsical character of the Butterfly has passed away, prompting a somber gathering of fellow insects who come together to pay their respects. The narrative unfolds with the expressions of grief from various creatures, such as the Grasshopper, Bee, and Moth, as they embark on the Butterfly's funeral. Symbolic elements are woven throughout, such as the preparation of the grave by the Mole and the comforting presence of flowers that will bloom over time. The poem concludes with an epitaph that emphasizes beauty and remembrance, resonating with themes of friendship and the transient nature of existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile poetry Insects -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Poetry 41554 41537 2024-10-09T14:24:37.763769 2023-09-10T05:57:53.101452 text/html text/html 38059 2007-08-01T13:12:26 text/html 474510 2007-08-01T13:12:28 text/html application/zip 537243 2024-10-09T14:24:44.398715 application/epub+zip 535830 2024-10-09T14:24:41.198774 application/epub+zip 71241 2024-10-09T14:24:39.017746 application/epub+zip 651678 2024-10-09T14:24:46.801835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635022 2024-10-09T14:24:43.325765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138296 2022-09-10T11:53:45.746483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28336 28127 2024-10-09T14:24:37.043767 2023-09-10T05:57:52.771439 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28314 2007-08-01T13:12:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9342 2007-08-01T13:12:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19248 2024-10-09T14:24:47.307717 application/rdf+xml 13313 2024-10-09T14:24:40.047759 image/jpeg 3962 2024-10-09T14:24:39.562748 image/jpeg 532170 2024-10-09T14:24:37.806765 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog