Lina skips across the sunny backyard to her little garden bed. She picks up the tiny brown seed.
She pats warm dirt over the seed. "Grow big!" she whispers.
Lina grabs her blue watering can and pours until the dirt turns dark and damp.
She crouches close. Nose nearly touching the ground. But the patch stays flat and sleepy.
Lina races back and gasps — a green sprout has popped up!
The sprout stretches toward the sun, glowing gold. It nudges her chin.
She claps and does a wiggle dance, pigtails bouncing.
Weeks pass. A tall bush with a fuzzy yellow flower now fills the spot.
Lina presses her palm to the soil. She feels the thick roots gripping deep.
She sways with the bobbing bloom. The flower bops gently against her cheek.
Lina wraps her arms around the bush and hugs it tight.
"You grew big!" Lina whispers. The flower nods in the warm breeze.
