Cecil the Caterpillar

This needs to be recited with as much expression as possible, preferably with a childish lithp for extra effect......

Cecil is a caterpillar.
Cecil is my FRIEND!
The last time I saw Cecil, he was THIS big. (Indicate size of average-sized caterpillar)

I said "Good morning Cecil. What have you been doing today?" and Cecil said "I've been eating a bit of a cabbage leaf."

Cecil is a caterpillar.
Cecil is my FRIEND!
The last time I saw Cecil, he was THIS big. (Indicate a slightly larger caterpillar)

I said "Good morning Cecil. What have you been doing today?" and Cecil said "I've eaten a WHOLE cabbage leaf."

Cecil is a caterpillar.
Cecil is my FRIEND!
The last time I saw Cecil, he was THIS big. (Indicate an even larger caterpillar)

I said "Good morning Cecil. What HAVE you been doing today?" and Cecil said "I've eaten a WHOLE CABBAGE!"

Cecil is a caterpillar.
Cecil is my FRIEND!
The last time I saw Cecil, he was THIS big. (Indicate a larger caterpillar still...)

I said "Good morning Cecil. What HAVE you been doing today?" and Cecil said "I've eaten a whole ROW of cabbages!"

Continue in this way, with Cecil eating his way through a field of cabbages, all the cabbages on the farm, in the county, country, world and finally universe, and growing each time, to arms' length etc. and finally the full width of the campfire circle, indicated by the storyteller running "from HERE to HERE!"

Cecil is a caterpillar.
Cecil is my FRIEND!
The last time I saw Cecil, he was THIS big. (Indicate a normal, little caterpillar size.)

I said "Good morning Cecil. What HAVE you been doing today?" and Cecil said "I've been sick.......!"


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