I live in the bustling village of Plantaniam. Everyone here loves plants and planting stuff is all they do. I, however have never grown a plant. Today is different. Today is my seventh birthday and I am going to plant my very first seed! My mother gives me a seed. "It grows beautiful roses." She tells me.

I race into the garden and press my seed into the dirt. I wait for it to grow, but it doesn't. I go and tell my mother. "Oh, it doesn't grow right away, silly." She explains. I'm not sure though.

I wait a day and my seed doesn't grow. My mother just tells me the same thing though. I think I should water my plant. I carefully pour just the right amount of water. I wait and wait but it still does not grow. My mother tells me to be patient and wait. It's worth a try.

I wait months and months and my seed still doesn't grow. Even my mother seems concerned. I ask her what's happening and she just shrugs. "Everybody has their own pace right?" she asks me. I just walk away. My plant won't ever grow.

I go into the garden and am surprised to see that a strange old woman is there. She smiles at me and says. "Hello. I've been watching your plant. It's doing rather well." I tell her it hasn't been growing. "Why would you think that?" she asks. "You see this?" she bends down and points to the soil. Sure enough, there is a little bud poking through the soil.