A long time ago a farmer took a big bag of seeds( 种子 )to sell in the market. Suddenly his cart᾽s( 马车的 )wheels hit a big stone. One of the seeds fell out of the bag and dropped onto the hot, dry ground.

"I᾽m scared," said the seed."I need to be safe under the soil." Just then a cow walked  on the seed and pushed it into the soil.

"I᾽m thirsty," said the seed."I need some water to help me grow up." Just then it started to rain.

The next morning the seed had a long  little green shoot. All day it sat in the sun and grew taller and taller.

The next day it had its first leaf. This helped it to catch sunlight.

That evening a hungry bird tried to eat it, but the seed had roots to help it to stay in  the soil.

Many years of sunshine and rain passed, and the seed became a tall tree. Today if you visit the countryside, you can see the tree.It is big and strong and now makes seeds of its own.

—We went to the Great Wall.

—They are only thirty yuan.

—My mum,of course.