Once upon a time, there were four seeds(种子) who were good friends. They travelled by wind and came to a forest. They hid themselves in the ground, and hoped that they would be able to grow into big trees.
But when the first seed began to grow, they realized it would not be such an easy task. There lived a group of monkeys, and the smallest monkeys loved to throw bananas at any plant that started to grow. They threw so many bananas at the first seed that she was almost cut into two. When she told the other seeds what happened, they thought that it would be better to wait until the monkeys went away.
They all agreed with that except the first seed. She thought she would at least try it. When she tried harder, she was hurt by bananas. The other seeds asked her stop trying. But she had make up her mind to become a tree. She tried again and again. Every time she was hit by bananas, she would try harder. The scars(伤疤) left by the bananas helped her grow stronger than the other seeds. Later, she could withstand(经受住) the hit of the bananas. She had already grown so well that the monkeys couldn't hurt her badly. At last, she grew into the biggest tree in the forest. The other seeds still hid themselves in the ground, hoping the monkeys would go away soon. That's the way with a lot of things. The final victory always belongs to those who keep trying.
