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The five peas

Five peas lived together in a pod.

“Will we live here forever?” asked one pea.

“No. We’ll grow bigger and stronger. Then one day, we’ll leave this pod and see the world,” answered

The peas grew bigger and bigger.

One day, a boy picked the pod.

“We’ll soon see the world!” said the peas.

They were very excited.

The boy took the peas out of the pod.

“You’ll make good bullets,” he said.

“I’ll see the world,” said the first pea.

“I’ll fly to the sun,” said the second pea.

The third and the fourth peas were lazy.

“We’re happy anywhere. We only want to sleep,” they said.

The fifth pea said, “I’ll do something useful.”

One by one, the peas flew into the sky.

The first pea fell on a roof, and a bird ate it.

The second pea fell into some water.

The third and fourth peas fell into a yard, and two chickens ate them.

The fifth pea hit a window and fell on the ground.

Soon it grew into a plant with some green leaves.

A girl was ill.

She looked out of her window and saw the plant.

“The pea is growing bigger and taller. It must be strong. I’ll try to do the same,” she said.

A few weeks later, the girl got well.

Her mother said, “Thank you, little pea.”