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THE COURAGE TO BEC D N I F OME LI L I A W
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SEEDLING is the smallest of all the seed brothers. He lives happily, clinging onto his yellow flower, the Dandelion. Despite his name, the Dandelion isn’t really anything like a lion, because he’s actually a scaredy-cat!
EH RE
THE COURAGE TO BEC D N I F OME LI L I A W
FLO
R?” WE
“W
SEEDLING is the smallest of all the seed brothers. He lives happily, clinging onto his yellow flower, the Dandelion. Despite his name, the Dandelion isn’t really anything like a lion, because he’s actually a scaredy-cat!
One day, while enjoying the springtime sun, a bee buzzes past. SEEDLING hides. He doesn’t want to be carried away from his flower! “Don’t be scared,” says the bee, “Come outside, your flower won’t be able to hold you much longer anyway!” SEEDLING says to himself:
“HORRIBLE BEE! I’
M NOT GOING ANYW
HERE!”
One day, while enjoying the springtime sun, a bee buzzes past. SEEDLING hides. He doesn’t want to be carried away from his flower! “Don’t be scared,” says the bee, “Come outside, your flower won’t be able to hold you much longer anyway!” SEEDLING says to himself:
“HORRIBLE BEE! I’
M NOT GOING ANYW
HERE!”
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Suddenly a gust of wind. And again, SEEDLING holds on with all his might but . . . Sucked away into the wind, he cries, whirling around again and again!
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“HELP! I CAN
LY”
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Suddenly a gust of wind. And again, SEEDLING holds on with all his might but . . . Sucked away into the wind, he cries, whirling around again and again!
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’T F
“HELP! I CAN
LY”
A colorful butterfly hears his desperate cries. “Jump onto my wings,” she says, “I will see you down safe and sound, but you have to trust me: open your eyes and look down at all the wonders below us!”
OW! THE
ME ONE OF THEM!” BECO
“WOO
W
TO ANT
RE
NY FLOWERS IN THAT FI A M ELD SO E !I R A
A colorful butterfly hears his desperate cries. “Jump onto my wings,” she says, “I will see you down safe and sound, but you have to trust me: open your eyes and look down at all the wonders below us!”
OW! THE
ME ONE OF THEM!” BECO
“WOO
W
TO ANT
RE
NY FLOWERS IN THAT FI A M ELD SO E !I R A
Back on the ground, SEEDLING starts to be afraid and sobs with fear. “Ha, look at that tiny seed!” says a rough voice. It is Tom the worm, who tries to encourage him: “Instead of sitting there crying, do what I do: start digging and hide underground. You’ll be safe there.”
Back on the ground, SEEDLING starts to be afraid and sobs with fear. “Ha, look at that tiny seed!” says a rough voice. It is Tom the worm, who tries to encourage him: “Instead of sitting there crying, do what I do: start digging and hide underground. You’ll be safe there.”
SEEDLING digs and digs and digs some more and, finally, exhausted, he ends up a few inches underground and there, he falls asleep. During the night, it starts to rain.
“T
I NG
V
RSTY THI ERY
GO K HAN
FOR THAT, I WAS G S S E N ET T OD
!”
SEEDLING digs and digs and digs some more and, finally, exhausted, he ends up a few inches underground and there, he falls asleep. During the night, it starts to rain.
“T
I NG
V
RSTY THI ERY
GO K HAN
FOR THAT, I WAS G S S E N ET T OD
!”
In the morning when he awakes, the sun shines warm and bright. SEEDLING notices a thin green thread coming out of his tummy. “And where did you come from?” he cries in fright. Over the next few days, the green thread grows longer and stronger and eventually makes its way up out of the ground. Now SEEDLING remembers the stories he has heard from other seeds and finally understands what is going on!
“I
! SO O ROUTING N I WILL BE P S A AM
FLO W ” ER!
In the morning when he awakes, the sun shines warm and bright. SEEDLING notices a thin green thread coming out of his tummy. “And where did you come from?” he cries in fright. Over the next few days, the green thread grows longer and stronger and eventually makes its way up out of the ground. Now SEEDLING remembers the stories he has heard from other seeds and finally understands what is going on!
“I
! SO O ROUTING N I WILL BE P S A AM
FLO W ” ER!
Day after day, SEEDLING grows, becoming taller and greener. The rain quenches his thirst and the sun nourishes him. Finally, SEEDLING — who isn’t really a seed anymore — looks just like all his flower friends around him.
“
AM A FLO WE
OO!” RT
AY! I R R HU
Day after day, SEEDLING grows, becoming taller and greener. The rain quenches his thirst and the sun nourishes him. Finally, SEEDLING — who isn’t really a seed anymore — looks just like all his flower friends around him.
“
AM A FLO WE
OO!” RT
AY! I R R HU
“Wow! What an amazing Dandelion!”, says a butterfly as she flies closer to him. “IT’S ME, SEEDLING! DON’T YOU REMEMBER ME? I HAVE BECOME A FLOWER.” The butterfly lands gently on him, takes in his soft perfume and leaves him a bit of pollen. Then she flies away, happy to have helped the seed on his journey.
ON MY
NIC “I T W AS S O
T RES AND
AIN MY FRIEND! CO G A U O ME B EE Y S ACK O T E
PETALS AGAIN S O O N!”
“Wow! What an amazing Dandelion!”, says a butterfly as she flies closer to him. “IT’S ME, SEEDLING! DON’T YOU REMEMBER ME? I HAVE BECOME A FLOWER.” The butterfly lands gently on him, takes in his soft perfume and leaves him a bit of pollen. Then she flies away, happy to have helped the seed on his journey.
ON MY
NIC “I T W AS S O
T RES AND
AIN MY FRIEND! CO G A U O ME B EE Y S ACK O T E
PETALS AGAIN S O O N!”
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The flower makes seeds
The wind scatters the seeds
The seed falls to the ground
The seed digs down into the soil
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The bud opens its petals
A flower is born
The sprout pops out of the ground
A bud forms
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The sun and rain help it germinate
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Thanks to its pollen, it will produce new seeds for the birth of new flowers
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2
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4
The flower makes seeds
The wind scatters the seeds
The seed falls to the ground
The seed digs down into the soil
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9
The bud opens its petals
A flower is born
The sprout pops out of the ground
A bud forms
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The sun and rain help it germinate
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Thanks to its pollen, it will produce new seeds for the birth of new flowers