Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Baby Caterpillar”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about a caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly.
A short story about a caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly.
The thought beneath so slight a film
The Caterpillar tells Alice how to change her size.
I had been hungry all the years;
The narrator receives a letter from Lady Muriel. Eric has returned.
Little Bear wants to be rid of caterpillars.
After a brief tangle with a manatee, the boat frees itself.
Arthur and Lady Muriel prepare for Captain Lindon’s arrival.
The Professor appears from nowhere.
A poem describing the beauty of Florida at sunrise.
A hard-working man disappears at sea for several days. Upon his return others notice the wonderful advantages he has, and the news spreads that he was with a mermaid. One day a boy arrives: it is the mermaid’s son.The boy is miraculous. He is bigger and stronger than any others. He leaves his father to earn his way in the world. He meets with a squire and agrees to do the work of twelve men for the food of twelve men. However, the squire soon wishes this man gone, and tries to find a way to be rid of him.
The reader is introduced to the previous adventures of the DeVere girls. Mr. Towne is helped by the DeVere girls.
Little Bear learns to do his work.
The film troupe departs New York for Florida. A member of the cast finds himself in serious need of assistance.
The passengers of The Tarsus load into the life boats as the fire continues to rage. Help finally arrives.
Mr. Towne protests the filming of the accident. A newspaper article catches Alice’s eye.
The race concludes with a big splash. News of the next destination worries the Ruth and Alice.
Mr. Dunn finds himself in real danger as the movie continues filming.
Talk with prudence to a beggar
Why the kangaroo is very fast on land.
Talk of the Sabbath and Free-Will.
Tommy Fox plays with a feather and runs in circles to distract a dog’s scent trail. On his way home, he gets hungry and picks up the scent of Old Mother Grouse.
Eric gives a report of the invalid to Lady Muriel and the others.
A goat outwits two wolves.
Mrs. Fox teaches Tommy how to hunt by using a woodchuck.