Page 60 - Moral Stories Vol 6

Finally everybody had to give in to its impatient3 behaviour.
The Lemon tree grew quickly and was happy to see the world around it; big mountains, rivers, streams, chirping of birds, children playing around.
After a while some children noticed the lemon tree and came running towards it.
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They plucked4 the first fruit, bit it and immediately spit it out. It was very bitter.
Lemon tree also noticed that it is not that tall and strong. Its leaves were also small and tiny. But now it was too late.
Mango tree waited for some more years. When it came out, it gave the sweetest fruits of all.