that’s right. Everybody teased him.
Did Willy like going to school?
Of course, not. Willy the worm didn’t like going to school. He hated school.
I wonder why? Why did he hate school?
Because everybody laughed at him. Everybody bullied him. Everybody teased him in school.
But one day Willy the worm fell in love with a butterfly named Angela. Angela was a beautiful, gorgeous and rare butterfly.
Oh, it is becoming interesting. Willy fell in love with whom?
With a beautiful butterfly named Angela.
With a butterfly? I see. And what kind of butterfly was Angela?
Angela was a beautiful, as I said. And she was also gorgeous. And she was a rare butterfly.
Was it easy or was it difficult to find a butterfly like Angela?
Oh, it was very difficult to do. Angela was a rare butterfly. She was not like all other butterflies. She was very difficult to find. She was beautiful. She was gorgeous and she was rare.
Did Willy like her, like Angela?
Like? It is not the word. He started to love her. Willy fell in love with her.
Why did Willy fall in love with Angela?
He fell in love with Angela, because she was beautiful, gorgeous and rare. So Willy the worm wanted to impress Angela.
Did Willy want Angela to think good things about him?
Yes, exactly. He wanted to impress Angela. He wanted her to think good things about him.
So what did Willy the worm do to impress the butterfly?
Every morning he gave her beautiful flowers. Every afternoon he brought her some beautiful nectar. Every night he sang love songs for her.
Wow! Beautiful flowers every morning, sweet nectar in the afternoon, and love songs in the evening. What more can a girl wish for?
But…
Excuse me?
But the butterfly didn’t love Willy.
She didn’t love him?
No, she did not.
Oh, I can’t believe my ears.
I am telling you, “It was unrequited love”.
What kind of love was it?
It was unrequited love.
It is when you love her and she doesn’t love you, right?
Yes, that’s right. It is called unrequited love. Willy loved her, but Angela didn’t love him.
How did Willy the worm feel?
O! Willy the worm got depressed. He was very sad. He felt very bad. He got depressed.
Why did he get depressed?
Willy got depressed because Angela didn’t love him. Because he learned that it was unrequited love. He loved her a lot, but she did not love him at all.
Two days later army officers came. Happily for Willy, I guess, army officers came two days later.
And so who came two days later?
Army officers did. Two days later army officers came. Willy was drafted into the army.
Who was drafted into the army? Angela the butterfly?
No, not Angela. Angela was not drafted into the army. It was Willy the worm who was drafted into the army.
Did Willy the worm join the army?
Yes, he did. He joined the army. He was drafted into the army. He became a soldier.
Was it good or was it bad for Willy to become a soldier?
It was very good for Willy.
Why was it very good for Willy?
It was very good for him, because in the army Willy the worm became strong and courageous. And of course, he learned how to stand up for himself.
What did the worm become in the army?
He became strong and courageous.
What did Willy learn in the army?
He learned how to stand up for himself.
Did Willy the worm learn how to defend himself when others attacked him?
Yes, exactly. Willy the worm learned how to defend himself when others attacked or criticized him. He learned how to stand up for himself.
What did Willy the worm learn to do in the army?
Yes, he learned how to stand up for himself.
Where did he learn how to stand up for himself?
Oh, I’ve just said it, in the army. Willy the worm learned how to stand up for himself in the army.
Can I say that the army changed Willy a lot?
Yes, of course. The army changed Willy a lot. He became strong and courageous. He learned how to stand up for himself. He was not that small, weak and shy Willy any more. He became William the worm.
When William the worm returned home, everybody was surprised by a new William, and Angela was surprised, too.
What was everybody surprised by when William returned home?
Everybody was surprised by a new William.
Was everybody surprised by a new or an old William?
By a new William, not by an old Willy. No, no, no. When William returned he was different. He was not weak and shy any longer. William the worm was strong and courageous.
What about the butterfly? Was Angela surprised by a new William?
Oh, yes. She was surprised, too. I’d say she was very much surprised by a new William.
Did Angela fall in love with William now?
I guess, she did. She didn’t tell that directly, but she fell in love with William. And William the worm fell in love
