An autobiography of a pen doc

An autobiography of a pen

I was manufactured in a factory five years ago. After I was
made, the “cross” was engraved on me. I was packed in a
pretty box. Then I was put into a large box together with
the other pens. We were happy together and spent a
wonderful time talking to each other. I was transported to a
large department store. I was taken out of my box and
placed in the display tray along with other pens of different
brands.

I was on display for only a short period. A grand old lady
came to the store one day. She was looking for a gift. She
bought me and presented me to a girl named Mary. Mary
is a student and used me daily to do her school work. She
took good care of me. She always wiped me clean after
using me and placed me neatly in the box. She was very
gentle with me and never handled me roughly. I admired
my mistress and served her well.

My happiness did not last long. One day her grandmother
bought her another pen. She stopped using me, and put
me in my box. I am now stored away in her drawer. I live
in the dark corner of the drawer hoping that one day she
might use me again.

An autobiography of a butterfly

I am a beautiful Monarch butterfly. My name is Jolly. My
mother laid some eggs on the leaf of a milkweed plant.
After several days we hatched into tiny black and white

larvae. At this stage we were called tiny caterpillars. We
moved about the plant and fed on its fleshy green leaves.
Since we ate all the time, most of the leaves on the plant
were destroyed. We grew so fast and soon, that we were
too big for our skin. Then we had to go through a process
called molting. When we grew new skins and then crawled
out of the old ones.

We then turned into large grey, yellow and orange striped
caterpillars. My next stage was the pupa stage. I crawled
under a leaf of the plant and spun a pod of silk and
fastened myself to the pod. I molted once more, but this
time instead of getting a new skin. I got a green bag.
When the right time came for me to emerge out, the bag
changed its color and burst open. I flew out of it into the
world. I was a fully grown Monarch butterfly. My wings
were beautifully colored. Wherever I flew people stopped
to admire me. I felt very proud of myself. I fluttered from to
flower feeding on the nectar. I made my home in a
beautiful garden. The old garden keeper loves to admire
me. His eyes would brighten up at the sight of me.

One day I laid some eggs on a hibiscus plant in the
garden. My life span is short. Soon I will disappear from
the face of the world. But more Monarch butterflies will
hatch from my eggs.