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Daisy Pulls Up Roots

Daisy was a pretty thing,
lived in a flower pot.
Her days, they always were the same--
the sun, it shined a lot.

Then one day young Daisy said,
“I think I want to go,
pull up my roots, see the world
while I’m young enough to grow.”

“Don’t be silly,” the others said,
“You’re a flower, don’t you know?
And flowers never travel far,
unlike the winds that blow.”

But Daisy didn’t listen,
her mind was all made up,
so with her every ounce of strength
she pulled her roots all up.

Then she lay on the ground to wilt.

The other flowers laughed at her.
“We told you not to go.
Now you’ll die, your blooms will fade
and no more will you grow.”

And so young Daisy struggled there;
no more hope did have she.
The sun beat down to dry her stem
for all who passed to see.

But just then a little girl came passing by.

“Lookie Mommy, lookie there,
a flower on the ground.
If we leave it, it will surely die
as sure as it is found.”

“Mommy Dear,” the girl she said,
“Can we save it, can we please?”
And with those words her mother smiled
and said, “Yes,” to her pleas.

They gathered Daisy from the ground
and put her her in a cup,
gently placed her tired roots,
and with earth, filled it up.

Then they watered just enough
to quench Miss. Daisy’s thirst,
then walked away to carry her
around this big old Earth.

And Daisy lived happily ever after.