
Newlyweds Ava and her husband recently had moved into their first home, and she had decided to plant a garden, like the one her grandma had planted years ago. For years Ava took care of that garden and was excited to keep the tradition alive.
Ava planted a baby tree at the base of a stone wall in the corner of her garden and spent the entire summer coaxing the seedling into growth. Finally, the tree began sprouting green leafy vines that climbed the wall, but to her disappointment, no flowers bloomed.
One morning Ava stood in her garden and wondered whether she should remove the tree and start over with something new to bring some life to the dark corner.
Then, she heard a voice from over the wall. “Yoo- hoo! I just wanted to thank you for the beautiful flowers!”
Confused, Ava went next door. Her neighbor, an elderly woman, opened the garden gate and showed her into the backyard.
To her surprise, Ava saw that her tree had not only bloomed, but had also sprouted flowers all along the vines that had crept over the wall into her neighbor’s yard. Her work gave her neighbor so much pleasure that Ava decided never to cut the tree down. She realized that what she had really planted were the seeds of friendship.
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