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Hope for the Flowers by Trina Paulus
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Hope for the Flowers (original 1972; edition 1973)

by Trina Paulus

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Two caterpillars plunge into the pile of those who seek the ever elusive top, but, finding nothing there, return to the ground to change into beautiful butterflies.
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Title:Hope for the Flowers
Authors:Trina Paulus
Info:Paulist Press (1973), Edition: 1, Paperback, 160 pages
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Hope For the Flowers by Trina Paulus (1972)

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This was very trendy and popular when I was younger. I have no memory of what it was all about, only what it looked like. ( )
  Kim.Sasso | Aug 27, 2023 |
Good little book to read...reminds me to always aim for bigger and better things, not just follow the crowd. ( )
  RoxieT | Nov 9, 2019 |
I was really curious on this children's book because I've read several good reviews before about this. I was able to purchase a copy of this from our local bookstore online and I read it right away. It's a short story so I was able to read it within 10 minutes or less.

The story reminds me of Aesop's fables I've read when I was still young. It could be children's book but the lessons are more like a reminder for adults. I highly recommend this to everyone especially to those who are young professionals or who are already in the workforce. This will help them remember what's really important in life. ( )
  fugou | Aug 14, 2017 |
Simplistic and long-winded. Whether you fly to the top, or climb, should be up to you - not something you do because someone else told you what to do. And what if you don't even want to get to the top at all? I like Silverstein's The Missing Piece, but I don't like this.... ( )
  Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 6, 2016 |
An anecdotal tale about getting off the hamster wheel of success and having faith that following your own path, with help from others, will get you to a place of happiness. ( )
  KEFeeney | Dec 6, 2015 |
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To the "More of life - the real revolution. And to my father who believed in it.
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Once upon a time a tiny striped caterpillar burst from the egg which had been home for so long.
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But - she just couldn't believe that the top was worth all it asks to get there. She wanted to get "up" too; the crawling life wasn't enough for her either. She also had to admit that it looked like the pile was the only way to do it.
Stripe seemed so sure that Yellow felt ashamed not to agree. She also felt stupid and embarrassed since she could never put her reasons into words that his kind of logic could understand.
Yet somehow, waiting and not being sure was better than action she couldn't believe in.
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Two caterpillars plunge into the pile of those who seek the ever elusive top, but, finding nothing there, return to the ground to change into beautiful butterflies.

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