EDNOTE. Dieter Zimmer's contributions to Nabokov studies are too numerous to mention here. Please take a look at his home website given below.
 
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From: Dieter E. Zimmer
To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: Query: dragonfly and butterfly?

Among the fables attributed to Aesop, there is one called "The Ant and the Grasshopper" (you better prepare for times of need); another one is "The Ant and the Chrysalis" (appearances are deceptive) where the ugly pupa in time turns into a beautiful butterfly. No dragonfly.
 
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