10. THE PEA BLOSSOM. 



HPHERE were five peas in one shell. 

 They were green, and the shell was 

 green, and they thought all the world 

 was green. 



The shell t grew and the peas grew, all sitting 

 in a row. The sun shone and warmed the 

 shell, and the rain made it clear and trans- 

 parent. 



"Are we to sit here forever?" asked one. "I'm 

 afraid we shall become hard. It seems to me there 

 must be something outside. I am sure of it." 



Weeks went by; the peas became yellow, and 

 the shell turned yellow. " All the world 's turning 

 yellow," said they ; and they thought it was true. 



Suddenly they felt a tug at the shell. The shell 

 was torn off by some one's 'hands, and then put into 

 the pocket of a jacket with other shells. " Now we 

 shall soon be opened ! " they said. 



That is just what they were waiting for. " I 

 should like to know who of us will travel the 

 farthest ! " said the smallest of the five. 



