The Three Little Butterfly Brothers There were once three little butterfly brothers—one white, one red, and one yellow. They played in the sunshine and danced among the flowers in the garden, and they never grew tired because they were so happy.

One day there came a heavy rain, and it wet their wings. They flew away home, but when they got there they found the door locked and the key gone, so they had to stay outdoors in the rain, and they grew wetter and wetter.

By and by, they flew to the red and yellow striped tulip, and said: "Friend Tulip, will you open your flower-cup and let us in until the storm is over?"

The tulip answered, "The red and yellow butterflies may enter because they are like me, but the white one may not come in."

But the red and yellow butterflies said, "If our white brother may not find shelter in your flower-cup, why, then, we'll stay outside in the rain with him."

It rained harder and harder, and the poor little butte