There were several vegetables growing in the royal kitchen garden. The cook used to come every morning and pluck or dig out a few for the day’s menu. However, there was one tomato plant that got left out each time. It grew very sad, for it felt as if no one had loved it. One morning, a pretty little Princess Stella came out and looked at the plants. She saw the bright red tomatoes and was fascinated with them. “Miss Fenn!” she called, “What is this?” Her governess said, “That’s a tomato.” “Can it be eaten?” asked Princess Stella. “Oh, yes!” replied Miss Fenn. The cook was called in and soon the princess had sandwiches, salads, juice, soup and many things with tomatoes in them. She was very happy. There was one wonderful thing that happened to the tomato plant. It became so dear to the Princess Stella that it’s called Princess Plant!
The Tomato
