The Butterfly Slippers

Rebecca Smith

I recall wondering at the time whether it was a mistake purchasing slippers with decorative butterflies attached. As it turned out my reservations were correct. I can never find them in the apartment, they constantly fly off, and are never together. I have now had to invest in a butterfly net, and must be careful not to leave the door or windows open. I have particular problems with the left one; it seems far more adventurous than the right. I arrive home to find it fluttering around the lounge, or hanging upside down from the ceiling. It wants to go anywhere but on my foot.

One fateful Tuesday I returned to find I had accidentally left a window open. After much searching I had to resign myself to the fact that the left slipper had gone. A month has passed, and I occasionally see it flying around the area. With winter approaching I have decided to buy another pair, this time with snails on; after all one slipper is of no use to anyone. They are not as pretty, but the advantage is they are much slower. In order to find them I just follow the sticky trail, invariably I locate them stuck to the wall near my potted plants.

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