The Last Butterfly
Mélanie rushes out of the house to the hills around her house. The scenic beauty of Illiat was breathtaking. The little girl had to never go to her school again,as the French were forbidden to be taught. She didn't know why she could never learn again. Her innocent psyche didn't question her teachers as well. The year was 1939. The Germans were taking over France, little by little. French was banned in the German occupied areas. Jews living here were tortured. Yet the little girl ran out to play, unaware of her surroundings. Mélanie LaPedite was the only daughter her father and mother had. The six year old girl was very fond of the yellow flowers that bloomed like hope, around her house. Colonel Ulrich Wolfgang, the Nazi soldier, better known as ' The Jew Hunter' was approaching Illiat with his troops. He had learnt that a Jewish family, LaPedite, were there. The engine of their truck was roaring as they reached Illiat. Mélanie was having a little tea party in her own ...

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