fables folktales · Ages 3-5

The Little Seed Waits Under the Snow

A seed worries nothing is happening, but spring shows that quiet waiting was part of growing.

The whole story

1. In late autumn, a small brown seed rested beneath the garden soil.

2. The gardener covered the seed with leaves, and the seed waited.

3. Winter laid snow above the garden, and the seed waited quietly below.

4. A round mouse found the seed, but the seed had nothing to show.

5. The seed wondered whether it was growing, and nothing seemed to happen.

6. Then spring rain reached the seed, and a tiny root curled downward.

7. The seed sent a green shoot upward, while spring warmed the garden.

8. At last, the seed stood above the soil with two bright green leaves.

9. The seed had been growing all along, even when the garden looked still.

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