Where Did It Go?

A few days later, Bella came back to the same plant.

The stripy caterpillar was gone.

In its place hung something new: a smooth green case, shaped like a tiny jewel. It was stuck to the underside of the leaf.

Bella's nose twitched. "Where are you now, little muncher?" she said softly. "And what is this green home?"

She ran to find Oliver the tortoise, who was dozing in the shade of a stone wall.