7. i am a seed我是一颗种子（2）

My stem goes up, up, up.

My stem goes sideways.

My leaves are small and perky.

My leaves are big and hairy.

My flowers reach up to the sky.

My flowers are hiding under my leaves.

My petals are yellow and orange and frilly.

My petals died.I'm round and green.

I have twenty flowers!

Now I am round and orange.

What in the world am I?

A pumpkin plant!！You grew six pumpkins！

They're beautiful！

Thank you. I am very proud.

Know what's inside of us？

What？

Seeds.

When my seeds are planted,

they will become new marigolds.

When my seeds are planted,

they will become new pumpkins.

There should be a name for it.

There is.

It's called life.

I'm a seed.


marigold [ˈmærɪɡoʊld] n. 万寿菊；金盏花；
stem [stem] n. （植物、灌木的）茎，干；
sideways [ˈsaɪdweɪz] adv. 斜向一边地；侧面朝前地，侧着；
perky [ˈpɜːrki] adj. 神气的；得意洋洋的；
hairy [ˈheri] adj. 多毛的；
petal [ˈpet(ə)l] n. 花瓣；
frilly [ˈfrɪli] adj. 镶褶边的；
proud [praʊd] adj. 自豪的，得意的；