Chrysalis \’kris-ә-lәs\ n. 1: a pupa of a butterfly 2: a protective covering; a sheltered state or stage of being or growth.
A woman found the chrysalis of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. She sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole. Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further.
The woman decided to help the butterfly. She took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining pieces of the chrysalis. The butterfly emerged easily but it had a swollen body and shriveled wings. The woman continued to watch it, expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge and expand enough to support the body . . . but it never happened!! READ MORE
