the gate

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As I was leaving the local park one day there was a very, very old woman selling caterpillars at the gate. I thought they were food for the birds that the bird men like to keep in cages and bring them to the park every day, as I often see such things in the markets. Though she was very old she was totally lucid another old lady at the stall next to her selling hats was completely batty and didn’t seem to be able to speak properly either, but for some reason she was convinced she would help the old lady by doing all the trading for her. We understood nothing at first but after much confusion with the mute woman talking for the old woman we figured the caterpillars were to be bought as pets so we brought some home. The video speaks for itself but after about two weeks I got up early in the morning and found two huge moths had hatched. They came out during the night, which makes sense I guess but it means I missed the moment. I went back to bed for a while and put them out on the window still as I didn't want them getting loose in the apartment while we were in bed and... you guessed it, the wind blew it off the sill onto a roof below three floors below. One of them survive and one died. That was a short life! Myself and my girlfriend had to climb out the staircase second storey window onto the ledge and crawl along until we got to the roof of the first floor to get them back. (What a great girlfriend, all to rescue some caterpillars). Now they are all gone but here’s the video of our first pet caterpillars. It was fun.