Butterflies

I felt so sad reminded of my own times of helplessness and pain.

This is a very good story. I think that who ever did this is very kind and loving to all of mother nature and man kind. I thought that this story was so good that I told it to my great grandmother that loves butterflies. Thank you for making her day much more cheerful.

A very poignant and moving story written with a great economy of words. You told it how it was - perfectly.

I never understood how one could write a short story. a short story is just a moment in time captured on paper or in words that has a deeper meaning; for the author or for the reader Roger Dean Kiser is much applauded by me and many others for his work Butterflies he truly deserves it for catching the moment so beautifully thank you.

I love your story. First of all, Id like to say that Im a person that doesnt know English completely but I got the concept. Your story makes me cheerful and your story is enchanting.

very exciting for such a short storie I give it 5*s good job.keep it up.

A wonderful, touching story.

I really cried at this one, a beautiful, poignant story, I wrote a song called Butterfly-Free to fly and had it recorded a few years ago. I think this author would love it.

This is best emotional story I ever read.

what a beautiful story - its those random moments in life that act as pieces to the puzzle of life -

I loved this story. I think it is so sad for a little boy to actually see a person kill something harless as a butterfly.

wow such a wonderful story...it may be short but there are a lot of meanings in it...

this was a very touching story. I am going to uses this as my non-fiction piece for a project that I am doing. great job

this is a very good and moving story, yet i dont mean to be critical but you spelt buterflies wrong you spelt it "butterfiles"

Wonderful! Provocatively revealing. A universal commentary on humanity: we all naturally side with the poor child, but we are all as guilty as the butterfly killer. A true mirror, showing both the beauty and the ugliness that make up reality.

butterflies is spelled with two letter "t"

As always a great author who writes from the heart.

Breaks my heart

I told sent several people a link to this story, it touched me so much. The image of the little boy trying to piece the butterflies together before burying them will haunt me and is somehow all the more poignant after the tragedy of September 11, 2001 (I am from the New York area). I plan to buy the authors book ORPHAN.

I was really touched by this story. It was so direct and honest that it struck a melancholic chord in my heart.

Is this storys point that its somehow more despicable to kill something if its beautiful? Just kidding...it was pretty good.

This story is written so well that I am going to use it for the upcoming English test for my education class.

the person who wrote the comment saying that the author spelt butterflies wrong is wrong butterflies is spelt with two ts not like this buterflies great story

This story touched my heart deeply. I feel for the young boy. Oh and people who are going to leave stupid spell check comments can just save it.

I wont save it! Notice that the title says Butterfiles instead of Butterflies

I thought this was a little choppy and difficult to read. Very long sentences with too many un-needed words. I like the idea though.

No real impact was made when I read this story. Perhaps more of a background behind life at the orphanage was needed in order for the reader to become emotionally gripped. Kirsty.

Excellent story with a deeper meaning that most would be able to see...Very good style of writing.

A very succesful piece of writing. But nothing to do with September 11th. Not everything is to do with September 11th. Particularly not a story about a boy piecing together butterflies decades before. I dont agree that the structure was too complex, in fact I found it attractively simple. It effectively described the thought processes of a child, making the story seem immediate both to the narrator remembering it and to the audience reading it. Well done

It is not often that a faintly audible emotion encapsulates state of our atrophied morality. Kisers telling of the story is as sincere as it is heartwrenching. This is the sort of eye opening messege that words were created to convey.

really made me cried.. touching story... how they used butterflies in the story really touched my heart.... all i can say is - well done ,Roger!

Roger that!

Beautiful. Funny to see the "butterfly killers" commenting on spelling (wrongly) after reading this. Funny in a sad way. Thanks for sharing your life Mr. Kiser.

Roger, i cant imagine how you felt in that time, but i know what you mean.its not the beauty of the butterfly but more the inner depth meaning that followed. thank you for sharing that momment with us.that isof course if you are speaking from true expeirience...... miz 18

simplicity makes it so user freindly - i think i must be heartless though - after reading so many people cried and i just read it.This reminds me of coelho/bach style writing where the essence of the story is multilayered through the use of few signs/symbols. Readers then read whatever they wish in through the narrative, discovering their own connections are deep and meaningfull. A simply written and conveyed story - no extra details, almost no realism, gives the story and just that - a great effort and style of writing i enviously would like to beging accomplishing myself.

I thought the story was good. It was easy to read and I felt a bit of sadness. I could relate to it. Peter

Sometimes authors misspell important words for hidden meanings. Before you judge the title as incorrect, ask for clarification from the author.

beautiful-it brought a tear to my eye! a credit to the authour well done it really moved me.

This is a very touching story. Good job, and good luck on later stories.

I enjoyed this story very much. I could relate to situations where i felt helpless and scared and getting blamed for somethign i didnt do. I loved it! very touching story, which inspires me to keep writing! so THANK YOU

The story is really touching.Your story throws some light on people who are exposed to the harships of the life right form their childhood.

I found this to be a very touching story, and loved the final line especially.

Good work. Your work reminds me somewhat of Angelas Ashes, but sweeter. No, bitter-sweeter. Forgive me if I do this incorrectly, Im new to this sight, but want you to know who I am . . . a fan. Lpaur

We are all the natures in the world on the earth. Everything is a precious creature. Not only human but also animals, plants and so on have their rights to exist in this world for themselves. So we should respect and protect all the organisms in the world. We love natures, don’t you.

that was a good one,it was,well,just good.it had a good pount to.

With the growth of our age , it seems that we were all too busy on our homework and work , while we forget the basic concept of love . The child in the story was yelled and hit by his home parents for saving a little butterfly . And by doing so he buried the to show his sympathy toward them . It seems that we have lost this kind of naïve and childish heart , this is what we need to rethink about .

FANTASTICCCC STORY WAH!!! AMAZINGGGG IT MAKE ME FEEL GOOD AND SAD

butterflies is a great story which made my students love to learn english

My teacher had required us to do an exam(Translation Study) at home and I chose Butterflies. This is a wonderful touching story.It is so short but its meaning is so deep.I know my words are sometimes not sharp and subtle enough to express its content into my mother tounge but I tried as much as possible. Thank you so much, Roger Dean Kiser! _Arale_

Roger, Im so sorry you had such an unexamplary adult to refer to as "house parent". Surely this person lacked the heart of a caring parent. Shame on him, and bless you for holding on to what is tender and beautiful. Your words were well chosen and the imagery quite real.