the little seed by shannon lee archary
TRANSCRIPT
The Little
Seed
Written and
Illustrated by
Shannon Lee
Archary
One day a little
bird, named
Emily, went
looking for some
worms to eat,
when she saw a
sad little seed.
“What is wrong
little seed?”,
asked Emily.
“When will I be
as big and
beautiful as the
other seeds that
grow in the
ground?”, cried
the little seed.
“Soon!” said
Emily.
Emily picked the
little seed and
carried him to a
special place in
the garden. She
carefully put
him in the soil.
The little seed
started to soak
the water from
the soil. He
began to swell
and burst
through his
skin.
Then he started
to grow roots
that spread into
the soil. He was
stuck in the
ground!
A little stem
started to grow
from the seed.
It pushed
through the soil
until it was
sticking out of
the ground.
The big yellow
sun was shining
in the sky and
warmed the
little plant.
The next day,
the sun
suddenly became
too hot. The
little plant was
thirsty and
began to wilt.
Soon a gentle
rain fell from
the sky. The
little seed
enjoyed the cool
water. Its roots
sucked the
water into the
stem and leaves.
When Emily
went to visit the
little seed, she
could not find
him.
“Emily, I’m over
here!”, shouted
the little seed.
“The soil, sun
and water
helped me to
grow from a seed
into a plant!”,
exclaimed the
little seed.
It soon grew
into a big and
beautiful flower
with bright red
petals.
The Little
Seed
Written and
Illustrated by
Shannon
Lee Archary
Digital story telling and The
African Storybook project