Just as the children finished lunch and their discussion, Mr. Yee arrived back at his garden, still holding the rabbit. Taylor came out of her garden and locked the gate. Im going to the Kirk barn, she said, to tell Alex he has to stop stealing our v...
The footprints in the lime showed that Alex had walked away, back toward the Kirk farm. Hmmpph, said Taylor. Im going back to my garden, but Ill talk to Mr. Kirk later. Alex cant be allowed to steal our vegetables. I have to apologize to a lot of peo...
The next morning it was Grandfather, not Mrs. McGregor, who dropped Mr. Yee and Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny off at the community gardens. Grandfather then drove away and the five gardeners walked past Sections E, D, C, and B, saying hello to all...
After Roger departed, the children and Mr. Yee went to work. Now that Jessie and Violet had done all the thinning, Mr. Yee showed them how to use a hoe to kill weeds. Oh, said Jessie, this is so much easier than being on the ground and weeding. Yes,...
The following morning the children had breakfast at their usual time, in their usual place: at home. Mrs. McGregor had made granola and served it with milk and fresh strawberries that Benny had brought home from Mr. Yees garden. These are delicious s...
Early the next morning Mrs. McGregor handed each of the children a thermal lunch bag. There are scrambled egg sandwiches for each of you, she said. Plus a can of juice and an orange. Just then Mr. Yee knocked on the back door. Is everybody ready? he...
Lucastas rabbits did this! shouted Taylor. I know they did! Her rabbits ate all my lettuce and kale! Henry looked down at the ground, where the lettuce and kale had been. He saw small holes where the plants had been. I dont think it was rabbits, said...
Jessie and Violet, who were still thinning and weeding plants, saw a young woman ride her bike almost right up to them. Hi, she said as she locked her bike to the chain link fence that surrounded plot number three. Im Taylor Harris. Jessie stood up a...
Alex Kirk said he had to take care of his garden and left. Mr. Yee took several deep breaths, then said, Come, lets walk through my garden plot. The Aldens followed him, careful to not step on any plants. That was a bit hard to do because the plants...
Its raining, said Benny as he looked out the window. And somebody is walking funny. Benny was six years old, the youngest of the four Alden children. Violet, his ten-year-old sister, put down her violin and came to the window. Its not raining hard, s...
