"Don't you think this baby had better go back to bed?" said Susie, making a deep hole in the ground.
"Wait a moment, Susie," said Uncle Robert.
"Suppose we take it for a visit to the beans, and see if they grow like it."
So they went to the vegetable garden, where they found a great many plants, each with two strong, thick leaves sticking through the soil. Some were quite green and showed a tiny shoot between them. Others were yellow, with only the tips turned green.
"Dig one up, Don," said Susie, "and let's see if it is like the baby pea."
Donald pulled one up, but no bean was to be seen. The stem grew straight into the ground, ending with a little bunch of roots.
"Where's the bean?" asked Susie.
"These two leaves must be the bean," said Donald. "Don't they look like it?" He took a bean from his pocket and held it close to the little plant.
"Well, I never!" cried Susie. "If those two leaves aren't just the bean split open! Are they any good that way, uncle?"
"Yes, indeed," said Uncle Robert, smiling.