Life cycles

Yesterday a little girl in my class raised her hand and said, "I know the life cycle of a caterpillar."

I said, "That's wonderful! What is it?"

She said, "The egg turns into a caterpillar. The caterpillar becomes a raccoon. Then it turns into a butterfly."

I said, "Oh, honey, I think you mean cacoon."

She stuck a hand on one hip and set me straight, "My mother said raccoon."