Lom learns a new Lesson. 137

leaves to be packed inside it. His papa was
stooping over the border.

“Stop!” cried Tom. “These are not the
ones. You have madea mistake. Nothing
could grow out of this; it’s as hard as a stone!”

But his papa did not stop. He lifted the
earth and scattered them in, then covered
them over.

“Wait,” he said, “and you shall see.”

“Oh, papa!” cried Tom. “After all I told
you this morning. Wait again! It’s so
horrid. I really can’t.”

“Why,” said his papa, “ you are not the
only one. Think of these little seeds. They
have to wait till the sun shines and the rain
falls to make them grow. It’s slow work
crowing. Everything takes time. Everyone
has to wait.” |

“Have grown-up people ?” asked Tom.

“Ves,” said his papa, “ everyone.”

Tom did not care so much to be grown-up
when he heard that.

“And the birds?” asked Tom. A bird
had just flown across the sky.