The Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages book cover

The Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages

32 pages
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Published: 1 Jan 2003
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ISBN: 9780142403174

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Puffin Books

Publication date: 5 May 2005

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The little seed spent the winter in a jelly glass on the top shelf of a chinacupboard. It was only a seed and very, very small. How could it ever be a vine with sweet-smelling blossoms? When spring came, the Nice Lady made a hole for the seed and planted it in her garden at the base of a trellis. It felt soft in the hole, but also cold and dark. Don't worry, said the Earth. God has planned something beautiful for you. The little seed did not believe it. But as time passed, and the sun shone, and the rain fell, the little seed began to feel something unexpected. . . .