The composition is made up of 5 shoeboxes and it's 5 feet wide.
The fable tells about true beauty, which is a reward that is conquered through sacrifice.
"Among some caterpillars belonging to the same nest, there was one in particular that was prettier than the rest. She had also grown tiny wings before anyone else. Because of that, the gorgeous caterpillar was very vain and she loved to be admired by the other caterpillars."
"The gorgeous caterpillar assumed that the gift of her tiny wings had to be a sort of reward for some good quality of her, so she got the belief that she was better than everybody else.
And she started bossing around the others."
Next there is a series of mean behavior by the gorgeous caterpillar, as illustrated in the Shoebox Tale:
"The Gorgeous Caterpillar begun by standing the other caterpillars in front of a mirror, so that they could see how ugly they looked compared to her."
"This made the other caterpillars cry, lamenting their misfortune. The more they despaired the more confident the Gorgeous Caterpillar became."
"The gorgeous caterpillar began to give them orders to control them all."
"The caterpillars had no purpose in life but serving the gorgeous caterpillar."
