CHAPTER 2 The Young Apple Man
CHAPTER 2 The Young Apple Man CHAPTER 2 The Young Apple Man As he grew older, Johnny loved apples more and more. It seemed that all Johnny talked about was apples. And if he wasn't talking about them, he was dreaming about them. Now some people might say that Johnny was obsessed by apples, but we think he just plain loved them. But apples were not the only thing Johnny loved. He also loved to travel, but as he was dirt poor, how could Johnny travel? Well, he just began walking. At first he sau
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CHAPTER 2 The Young Apple Man
CHAPTER 2 The Young Apple Man
As he grew older, Johnny loved apples more and more.It seemed that all Johnny talked about was apples.And if he wasn't talking about them, he was dreaming about them.Now some people might say that Johnny was obsessed by apples, but we think he just plain loved them.But apples were not the only thing Johnny loved.He also loved to travel, but as he was dirt poor, how could Johnny travel?
Well, he just began walking. At first he sauntered around town, but then he took long, long walks.Soon Johnny walked hundreds of miles without even getting tired.And everywhere he walked, Johnny took his apples with him.
On the road, Johnny saw many poor farmers and their families moving west for a better life.Johnny, being a generous and kind soul, wanted to give them something.But what? As he munched on a delicious apple and sipped cold apple cider, it hit him.Why, he'd give them appleseeds, then they'd have food to eat all year long!
So Johnny raced to one of the big cider presses.(See, a cider press can wring every drop of juice from an apple. Then it spits out the peel, pulp, and seeds.)There Johnny found hundreds of appleseeds.
As quick as lightning, Johnny crammed hundreds of seeds into an old flour sack, but it burst.That didn't stop Johnny. He quickly sewed 60 giant leather sacks and filled them with seeds.Johnny tossed them on his back like they were lighter than air and headed west.
Johnny walked to the Ohio Valley in only two hours.But soon the raging Ohio River stopped Johnny in his tracks.Now, he couldn't walk across it because his precious seeds might get wet.
