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Literary
March 16, 1858
The Western Democrat
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A hummingbird offers perpetual friendship to a beautiful butterfly, but the butterfly refuses, recalling past insults when it was a lowly caterpillar. It advises the bird never to insult the humble, as they may become superiors.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Beautiful Little Allegory.—A humming bird met a butterfly, and being pleased with the beauty of its person, and the glory of its wings, made an offer of perpetual friendship.
“I cannot think of it,” was the reply, “as you once spurned me, and called me a drawling dolt”
“Impossible!” exclaimed the humming bird. “I always entertained the highest respect for such beautiful creatures as you.”
“Perhaps you do now,” said the other, “but when you insulted me, I was a caterpillar. So let me give you a piece of advice: never insult the humble as they may some day become your superiors.”
“I cannot think of it,” was the reply, “as you once spurned me, and called me a drawling dolt”
“Impossible!” exclaimed the humming bird. “I always entertained the highest respect for such beautiful creatures as you.”
“Perhaps you do now,” said the other, “but when you insulted me, I was a caterpillar. So let me give you a piece of advice: never insult the humble as they may some day become your superiors.”
What sub-type of article is it?
Fable
Allegory
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Hummingbird
Butterfly
Caterpillar
Moral Lesson
Humility
Transformation
Literary Details
Title
Beautiful Little Allegory.
Key Lines
“So Let Me Give You A Piece Of Advice: Never Insult The Humble As They May Some Day Become Your Superiors.”