A made-up story about patience · about 1 min
The Little Seed Who Waited
Ages 3–5Deep down under the soil lived a tiny seed called Sunny.
“I want to be a flower,” said Sunny. “Right now!”
But nothing happened.
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter. Rain fell and soaked into the soil. Sunny drank the cool water.
The sun shone and the soil grew warm. Sunny felt cozy.
Then something wonderful happened. Tiny roots wiggled out of Sunny and grew down, down, down into the soil.
“Am I a flower now?” asked Sunny.
“Not yet,” whispered Worm. “Be patient.”
Day after day, Sunny drank water and grew stronger. Then a little green shoot pushed up, up, up, until it popped out into the sunshine!
Sunny grew leaves. Sunny grew taller. And one bright morning, Sunny opened into a big, golden flower.
“I waited,” said Sunny, smiling at the sun. “And I grew a little bit every day.”
The lesson: Good things take time. Keep growing a little every day.
New words
- seed
- a tiny thing that can grow into a new plant
- roots
- the parts of a plant that grow down into the soil and drink water
- shoot
- the first little stem that pushes up out of the soil
Story questions
Choose an answer, then press Check. You can try again if you need to.
Talk about it
What is something you are learning that takes time, like riding a bike or writing your name?