
By Bob Staake
A red lemon disrupts Farmer McPhee's orchard, leading to unexpected sweetness.
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Farmer McPhee discovers a red lemon in his orchard, disrupting his world of yellow fruit. In frustration, he tosses it away, unaware it will grow into an extraordinary orchard on a distant island. This new grove attracts visitors from afar, eager to taste the red lemons, which are rumored to be six times as sweet. What will this unexpected twist mean for Farmer McPhee and his traditional orchard? Discover the surprising journey of a single red lemon and the sweet transformation it brings.
In this thought-provoking tale reminiscent of Seuss, Farmer McPhee finds a red lemon in his orchard and cries, “It’s red as a stop sign! It’s red as a rose! I can’t have red lemons where yellow fruit grows! Imagine a world where lemonade’s red? Where once-yellow cupcakes are crimson instead?” As he tosses the red lemon across the water, he can’t imagine that it will land on a small island, sprout a seed, and someday bring forth an orchard of lemon trees…where people will travel to from all over, to try the red lemons that are “six times as sweet!”
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