THE APPLE BLOSSOM 233 



And is this the Apple Blossom ? 



It certainly is. 



But where are her five pretty 

 pink and white handkerchiefs? 



You must look for them on the 

 ground now. 



The Apple Blossom called the bees with them. 



The bees came. 



They carried her flower dust around for her. 



Now she wants to give everything to her 

 little seed babies. 



So she drops the five little handkerchiefs to 

 the ground. 



All the juice goes to the babies and the babies' 

 home. 



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And here is the Apple Blossom again. 



See how thick she has grown. 



She is a little green apple now. 



All summer long she will grow thicker 

 and thicker. 



But you will have to look sharp to see her. 

 For she is the color of the green leaves. 



" A rose is a rose when it blooms, 

 An apple is a rose when it ripens." 



