The Mischievous Monarch Butterfly

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The Mischievous Monarch Butterfly

A monarch butterfly once took flight
It flew so high it was out of sight
But it soon came back down
To the garden in town
Where it laid its eggs out of plain sight

This limerick is about the playful and mischievous nature of monarch butterflies.

Monarch butterflies are known for their long migrations and their distinctive orange and black wings.

The limerick describes a monarch butterfly that takes flight and disappears from sight, but then returns to a garden where it lays its eggs.

The last line emphasizes the idea that the butterfly is able to hide its eggs from plain sight, perhaps as a playful trick or a survival strategy.

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