Tom’s summer
Miuki Teshima
One day in the summer, a big fat tomato fell in the ground. His name was
Other cherry tomatoes also fell in the ground. Then, they rolled down to the river. Tom wanted to go to the river too. But he was too heavy, so he couldn’t go there himself.
Then other cherry tomato asked him. “You want to go to the river, don’t you?” But Tom said. “No. I don’t want to go.” He is an obstinate tomato.
Then, an ant asked him again. “You want to go to the river, don’t you?” But Tom said. “No. I don’t want to go.” Then, a small gecko asked him. “You want to go to the river, don’t you?” But Tom said. “No. I don’t want to go.”
Tom was staying and watching them. They looked like they were having so much fun. He wanted to go too, but he couldn’t say that. He began crying.
Then, cherry tomatoes, ants and geckos came back, and Tom said to them. “Can you help me to go to the river?” They said. “Of course yes!!” But he is a big fat tomato, so they were thinking, how do we get him to the water?
Then, some geckoes brought a short stick and put it near Tom. And everyone pushed the stick.
Tom, cherry tomatoes, ants and geckos had
a good time.