The Tiny Seed

In a corner of the school garden, Priya planted a tiny seed. It was so small that it looked like a speck of dust. Her friend Tom laughed. “Nothing will grow from that,” he said.

Every morning, Priya gave the seed a little water. For many days, nothing happened. Priya felt worried, but she did not give up. Then one morning she saw a tiny green shoot poking out of the soil.

The shoot grew taller every week. It grew leaves as big as hands, and then a bud appeared at the top. One sunny day, the bud opened into a huge yellow sunflower, taller than Tom!

Tom stared up at it. “I was wrong,” he said. “Small things can become amazing.” Priya grinned and gave him some seeds from the flower to plant.