There was the day last year I was looking at the fountain spouting out of the boulder in the middle of Duck Pond. I saw the pretty blue Kawasemi bird had come to rest on one of the poles encircling the rock formation, and he was seeming to enjoy the cool spray too. It WAS a hot day.
I noticed something jiggling nearby. It was an “Imomushi”, a caterpillar vying for attention.
“Hey! Why is everybody looking at the bird? He’s just a dull blue, and sitting there like a lump on a log, whereas I’m a bright yellow and swinging—aren’t I more interesting? C’mon; look at ME!”
Well, we were all looking at the fountain; the bird can flash brilliantly in the sunlight as well as fly; but it wouldn’t hurt anything to look at the cute little yellow caterpillar trying so hard to entertain us with his bungy tricks, so we smiled and turned our attention on him. I wonder what kind of butterfly he’s going to become someday.
Here is a Japanese translation of what the Bungy-jumping caterpillar was muttering:
「カワセミ、カワセミって、みんなさわいでいるけれど、あいつ、じっとしているだけじゃん？ふんすいのことも、きれい、きれいと、いうけれど、あわをふいているだけじゃん？オレたちイモムシが、ぜんぜんおもしろいと思う。特技をもっているんだぜ。『バンジージャンプ』ってきいたことあるかな。いつかみにきてね。」
いもむし
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