【Mothsareveryuglycreatures.AtleastthatiswhatIalwaysthoughtuntilareliablesourcetoldmeotherwise.MybrotherJosephandIoncestayedovernightatourAuntLinda'shouse,ourfavoriterelative.Shespoketouslikeadults,andshe】
Mothsareveryuglycreatures.AtleastthatiswhatIalwaysthoughtuntilareliablesourcetoldmeotherwise.MybrotherJosephandIoncestayedovernightatourAuntLinda'shouse,ourfavoriterelative.Shespoketouslikeadults,andshealwayshadthebest(21)___.Josephwasonlyfourandstillafraidofthedark.JustasIdozedofftosleep,hewokemeupandasked,"Jennie,whatarethoseuglythingsnearthelight?"Hewaspointingtothemothsflutteringaroundthehalllight."They'rejustmoths,gotosleep,"Itoldhim.
Hewasn't(22)___withthatanswer,sothenexttimemyAuntwalkedbythedoorheaskedhertomaketheuglymothsgoaway.Whensheaskedwhy,hesaid(23)___,"Becausethey'reuglyandscary!"Shelaughed,rubbinghishead,andasked,"Doyouknowwhymothsarebrown?"Joejustshookhishead.
"(24)___,mothswerethemostbeautifulanimalsintheanimalkingdom.Theyhavealwaysbeenhelpful,kind,and(25)___creatures.Onedaytheangelsupinheavenwerecrying.Theyweresadbecauseitwascloudyandtheycouldn't(26)___thepeopleonearth.Theirtearsfelldowntotheearthas(27)___raindrops.Nowthatthesweetlittlemoths(28)___toseeeveryonesosad,theydecidedtomakearainbow.Themoths(29)___thatiftheyaskedtheircousins,thebutterflies,tohelp,theycouldallgiveupjustalittlebitoftheircolorsand(30)___,makeabeautifulrainbow.
Oneofthelittlestmothsflewtoaskthequeenofthebutterfliesforhelp.(31)___thebutterfliesweretoovainandselfishtogiveupanyoftheircolorsforneitherthepeoplenortheangels.So,themothsdecidedtomaketherainbowthemselves.They(32)___theirwingsveryhardandthepowderonthemformedlittleclouds.Theykeptgivingalittlemoreandmore(33)___therainbowstretchedallthewayacrossthesky.Theyhadgivenawayalltheircolorsexceptbrown,whichdidn't(34)___theirbeautifulrainbow.
Nowtheoncecolorfulmothswere(35)___andbrown.Attherainbow,theangelsupinheavenbecamejoyous.Theysmiledandthe(36)___oftheirsmilesshonedownontheearthassunshine.Itmadethepeopleonearthcheerfulandtheysmiled,too.Noweverytimeitrainsthebabymoths,whostillhavetheircolors,spreadthem(37)___theskytomakemorerainbows."