How Fruits got their Colour
Hillsville school Grade 7
Hillsville school Grade 7

Once upon a time there lived animals in the forest and a very old man. The old man was the only one who could talk to animals. He knew a secret that nobody else knew. All the animals knew that he was a kind man.

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One day he called for a meeting. All the animals attended. The old man told the animals the secret. The animals set off to the hills in search of the Magic tree. They had to work as a team to get to the tree.

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On reaching the forest, they parted ways. They Were unsuccessful and they went back home. The following day, the old man accompanied them in search of the magic tree. At some point, he was unable to walk, he urged them to move on.

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After a long walk, they found a big river which was as deep as an ocean. They drunk the water and then worked together to build a bridge. As soon as they finished they heard a voice coming from the other side of the river.

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When they looked they saw the magic tree and they were amazed. They crossed to the other side of the river and then the voice said, "because you have worked together you will get the fruit."

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They were all delighted to see a big fruit. The fruit had all the rainbow colours and was as big as an elephant. However the tree was not very visible.

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The closer the animals got to the tree, the more it faded. One of the animals decided to go and get the old man. When they came with him, he talked to the tree and immediately it became visible.

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The animals picked the fruit. It was shining. The old man told the animals to split the fruit and eat. When they ate the fruit, they found seeds. They planted the seeds and the seeds grew to different types of fruits.

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The trees grew bigger and bigger and produced different kinds of fruits with different colours. They were as happy as a king. They had finally made it. Whenever you take a fruit know it's because of these animals that it has colour.

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How Fruits got their Colour
Author - Hillsville school Grade 7
Illustration - Hillsville school Grade 7
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs