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(laughing) Next time I’m scared… I’ll remember: one tiny stretch. Optional Ending Song (to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”) Stretch, stretch, little seed, Out of the dark, dark ground. Slowly, slowly, day by day, Look how you have grown! Time to play: 3–5 minutes Props needed: none — just imagination and space to curl and stretch.

See? Now try a leg. (Seed stretches a little more.)

(hugs Seed with light) You always had the sky inside you. You just needed to stretch.

Small is just the beginning. Want to try… one tiny stretch? Scene 2: The First Stretch (Seed slowly uncurls one arm upward.) childs.play.2

(smiling) What if you grow… and you become a flower that makes bees laugh? What if you become a tree where birds sing songs just for you?

(gently) Wake up, little Seed. The rain has gone. The soil is soft. It’s time to grow!

(shakes head, stays curled) No, thank you. It’s cozy down here. Dark and quiet. What if I grow… and I’m too tall? What if I’m the wrong shape? (laughing) Next time I’m scared… I’ll remember: one

(peeks one eye open) A tree? That sounds heavy. I’m so small.

You see because you grew.

That’s all for today. Tomorrow, one more stretch. Scene 3: Growing Up (Each time they repeat the scene, Seed grows a little taller, standing up slowly.) Time to play: 3–5 minutes Props needed: none

(now standing tall, arms out like leaves) I’m a flower! No… a sunflower! Look at me, Sun! I almost touch the sky.

I see wiggly worms! I see a ladybug with spots!

Oh! That tickles. The earth is holding my hand.

(surprised) I feel… taller. Just a bit.