A Play: Four Butterflies
Characters: Red Butterfly (RB), Green Butterfly (GB), Green Tree (GT), Rose (R), Grandpa Sun (GS)
Look! There are four butterflies in the garden. One is red, one is yellow, one is green, and the other one is white. They play games and dance together every day, and they are very happy. One day, it’s fine. Four butterflies are playing a game in the garden. Suddenly it is full of dark clouds and it begins to rain hard.
1. GB: Oh, it’s raining hard. Green Tree is over there. She can
help us.
GB: Green Tree, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
GT: Green Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
GB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
RB: Rose is over there. She can help us.
2. RB: Rose, our wings are wet. Please let us stay under your leaves.
R: Red Butterfly, I like you. We have the same color. You can come in, but the other three butterflies must go away.
RB: No, thank you. We are good friends. We love each other and must stay together.
3. GS: What good friends they are! This is a real friendship. I must help them.
The sun drives the clouds away and asks the rain to stop. Soon the sun gives off bright light and dries up their wings.
4. Four butterflies: Oh, the sun comes out. Our wings are dry. Let’s play and dance again.

How many butterflies are there in the garden?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

What are the butterflies doing when it starts to rain?

A．They are flying.	B．They are dancing.
C．They are playing a game.	D．They are staying under the leaves.

Who helps the butterflies at last?

A．Rose.	B．Rain.
C．Grandpa Sun.	D．Dark clouds.

What is the main idea of the play?

A．Butterflies cannot fly if their wings are wet.

B．The four butterflies are sisters and brothers.

C．Grandpa often helps others.

D．A real friendship means that friends stay together when they are in trouble.