Butterfly in the Sidewalk

There was a wheelcheer moving in front of me in the sunshine, and after it passed through a puddle there was a swallowtail butterfly balancing in its center. Its wings were glued together and it didn't wish to move, so I thought it injured. I lifted it by its wings and took it to the grass, so that no one would tread on it. There the beautiful yellow wings spread and the butterfly limped in air around the puddle, touching the asphalt and limping again in hesitation. Then it lowered itself in the middle of the puddle and put its wings together.