Ｔｈｅ Ｓｔｏｒｙ ｏｆ ａ Ｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｇｒａｐｅ Ｓｔｅｍ

Once upon a time there was a little grape stem. This stem wasso glad to be alive. She drank water and minerals from the soil andgrew and grew. She was young and strong and could manage quitewell all by herself.

But then， the wind was cruel， the rain was harsh， the snow wasnot one bit understanding， and the little grape stem suffered. Shedrooped， weak and suffering.