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In spring, Nutmeg plants one acorn beneath the old oak blossom. She promises the bare patch that something small can become something strong.
Short read · FreeNutmeg’s
Nutmeg’s
Four Seasons
A four-page story that follows one little oak tree through spring, summer, autumn and winter.
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Summer arrives hot and dry. While the Baby Bulldogs splash, they carry one little bucket each to Nutmeg’s drooping shoot.
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In autumn, Nutmeg gathers acorns, but leaves the finest one beneath her young tree. A hungry jay needs winter food too.
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Frost silvers the hill, and the little tree stands firm. Nutmeg cannot hurry a whole year, but she can care for what grows through it.
The end · Great reading
What helped the young tree survive the dry summer?
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Buckets of water from the friends.
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