Silkworm
Clare Verbeek
Cathy Feek
English

The worms laid small eggs on the leaves.

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We fed them mulberry leaves.

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They grew bigger and became fatter.

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The larvae made silk cocoons.

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Inside the cocoons, the worms turned into pupae.

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Some people breed silkworms for a certain purpose.

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In China they keep thousands of kinds of silkworms.

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They make silk cloths using their cocoons.

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Silkworm
Author - Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustration - Cathy Feek
Language - English
Level - First words
© School of Education and Development (Centre for Adult Education), University of Kwazulu-Natal, 2007 2014
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