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Little Beach rejoiced, I am sure, when the fine plum 

 pupils of the third generation appeared, for they were 

 beauties to look upon, their fruit being large and very 

 delicious. Many of them wore lovely bright colors red, 

 pink, and yellow and one was clothed in a rich royal 

 purple flecked with white. None of these showed a trace 

 of bitterness in the rich meat. And such plump, round 

 bodies they had ! Not one of them was a bit flattened, 

 and none had the creases that other plums have. To his 

 delight, and to the delight of his teacher, they had erect 

 forms and beautiful, glossy leaves, and were possessed of a 

 fine constitution. They would be sure to prove a blessing, 

 especially to those who could not before enjoy the luscious 

 plum because of a cold climate. He had now made it pos- 

 sible for the plum family, with its higher education, to 

 grow everywhere. 



Little Beach is considered a great hero in the plant 

 school, and has become famous, for he has been adopted 

 so that he may remain there permanently, and be of still 

 greater use in the world. 



CHAPTER XXXV 

 CHERRIES 



One often wonders how the teacher of the plant school 

 was able to make such a wonderful change in the cherry. 

 The plump Royal Ann, as she is now, with her blushing 



