Sprout was a little green seedling who loved three foods: plain rice, plain roti and plain biscuits. “Beige is best,” said Sprout.
One rainy afternoon, the sun peeped out and a rainbow stretched right across the sky. Sprout stared. “I wish I could taste a rainbow,” Sprout whispered.
“You can,” said Grandma Banyan, rustling her leaves. She set down a plate. On it was red tomato, orange carrot, yellow corn, green beans and purple beetroot.
Sprout sniffed the red. Crunch. It was juicy! Sprout nibbled the orange. Sweet! The yellow popped. The green snapped. The purple turned Sprout’s tongue pink, and everybody giggled.
“Every colour gives you a different kind of strong,” said Grandma Banyan. “Red for your heart. Orange for your eyes. Green for your bones.”
That night Sprout stood a tiny bit taller. And from then on, Sprout asked the same question at every meal: “How many colours are on my plate today?”
The end.
Talk about it
- How many colours were on your plate today?
- Which colour would you like to try tomorrow?
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