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How a Butterfly Leaves Its Chrysalis | First Flight Kids’ Song

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Watch a butterfly ease out of its chrysalis, expand its wrinkled wings, and wait for them to become firm and dry. This gentle nature song helps children understand why the butterfly needs time before its first flight.

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Original explanations based on the cited sources.

Butterflies

Butterflies are insects whose wings are covered with tiny scales. Their life cycle includes an egg, caterpillar, pupa and adult.

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Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis is a major change in body form as an animal develops. In butterflies, a caterpillar becomes an adult through a pupal stage.

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Song lyrics
Was hängt so still unter dem Blatt? Nina sieht dort eine Puppe. Sie schaut ganz ruhig aus der Ferne. Die Hülle bebt, ein feiner Riss erscheint. Kopf und Beine kommen nun hervor. Der erwachsene Falter schlüpft heraus. Die Flügel öffnen sich; er wartet. Sie werden glatt, dann fest und trocken. Erst wenn sie fertig sind, kann er fliegen. Dann beginnt sein allererster Flug. Er hält die leere Hülle fest. Er hängt darunter, mit den Flügeln nach unten. Zuerst sind sie klein, weich und zerknittert. Flüssigkeit aus seinem Körper füllt sie. Wie ein Fächer werden sie weit und glatt. Nina schaut geduldig aus der Ferne. Ausgebreitet werden sie fest und trocken. Dann öffnet der Falter sie ganz weit. Die Flügel öffnen sich; er wartet. Sie werden glatt, dann fest und trocken. Erst wenn sie fertig sind, kann er fliegen. Dann beginnt sein allererster Flug. Im Sonnenlicht fliegt er zu einer Blüte. Die leere Hülle bleibt am Zweig.
Language version lyrics
What hangs so still beneath that leaf? Nina spots a chrysalis there. She watches quietly, keeping back. The casing trembles; a thin crack shows. First comes the head, then gripping legs. An adult butterfly eases out. Wings unfold; the butterfly waits. Smooth and firm, they slowly dry. Only when its wings are ready Can its very first flight begin. It grips the empty casing tight. It hangs beneath with wings drooped down. At first they're small, soft, and wrinkled. Fluid from its body fills them. Like an opening fan, they spread wide. Nina watches patiently. The open wings harden and dry. At last, it opens them out wide. Wings unfold; the butterfly waits. Smooth and firm, they slowly dry. Only when its wings are ready Can its very first flight begin. Through sunlight, it flies to a bright flower. The empty casing stays on the twig.
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