Once upon a time, there was a little plant named Sprout. Sprout lived in a beautiful garden and was surrounded by many other plants, but Sprout was different from the others. Sprout was a milkweed plant!

One day, Sprout heard that all the other plants in the garden were talking about how they wanted to be the tallest and strongest in the garden. Sprout didn't care about being the tallest or the strongest, instead Sprout wanted to help the creatures around the garden.

So Sprout decided to grow big and strong so it could produce lots of milkweed for the caterpillars to eat. The caterpillars loved the milkweed and as they ate, they grew into beautiful butterflies.

Sprout was very happy to see the butterflies flying around the garden, spreading their wings and spreading joy wherever they went.

From that day on, Sprout was known as the most important plant in the garden. All the other plants admired Sprout for its kindness and all the creatures in the garden loved Sprout for the milkweed it provided.

The end.

Reflections

1. What did Sprout want to do that was different from other plants in the garden?
2. Why was Sprout important to the creatures in the garden?
3. Why did the other plants admire Sprout?
4. What happened to the caterpillars that ate the milkweed?
5. What was the outcome of Sprout's actions in the garden?