orn a drink. After drinking the waterthe kernels began to swell. They kept swelling more and moreuntil at last a baby leaf burst the skin, pushed its way up andcame out of the ground. The little leaf was folded tightly atfirst, but after a while it spread itself out. Then the stalkbegan to grow… … The Farmer. 327 328 IN THE childs world. On the same side as the second—just as it is in ourweaving! Yes. And now can you tell me why the corn did not havetwo leaves instead of one at a time? When we soaked a kernel of corn and cut it open, we foundonly one baby leaf in it, besides the food for the…
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