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Chapter 27 - Umbrella Fruit

"Give me a pull will ya?"

"Won't you sprout?"

"Don't you doubt. The sun was made for me."

"Where should I grab?"

"Oooo….not there. That tickles."

"What about, here?"

"Here"

"Here?"

"Stop, stop, stop, I can't take it."

"Okay. Now I'm ready."

"Ready? One….twoooo..."

"THREE!!!!"

*Ouch!!!!"

"What happened to my three?"

"Sorry, I got excited."

"Let's head out. Fruits like their vitamins and...….."

"Boys like their sweets."

"Then to the Umbrella plant we go."

"I thought that was only a fruit?"

"Rhubarb, the Umbrella is many things, but soft is not one of them. It's this way."

"Taro, can I ask you something?"

"Anything."

"Do you ever get lonely out here?"

"Do you?"

"I…..I never thought about it that way, to be honest."