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In bright sunlight beside a garden patch, Robo kneels in the dirt, glowing eyes wide as he gently lifts a tiny green plant. Next to him, a shiny spoon, red toy car, and yellow box sit in a tidy row.
Robo the small robot loved to collect things. He had a shiny spoon, a red toy car, and a yellow box. "People made all these!" said Robo happily. He lined them up in a neat row. One sunny day, Robo found something green and tiny in the dirt. It had soft leaves. "What is this?" Robo asked. "Did people make this too?" He picked it up carefully. It felt different from his other things. "I will find out!" said Robo.
Under afternoon sky at the base of a tall tree, Robo holds the small plant upward while Blue Bird perches on a low branch, beak open in cheerful explanation. Sunlight dapples leaves and Robo’s metal face shows curious amazement.
A bright blue bird flew down from a tree. "Hello, Robo! What do you have?" chirped Blue Bird. Robo held up the green thing. "Did people make this?" he asked. Blue Bird laughed. "No, Robo! That is a plant. It is from nature. It grows all by itself!" Robo tilted his head. "Nature? What is nature?" Blue Bird smiled. "Nature is things that grow and live. Trees, flowers, birds like me! We are not made by people."
In a sunny clearing, Robo crouches beside a crooked stick-plastic-and-button ‘plant’ stuck in the ground, metal face puzzled. Blue Bird hovers nearby, wings flared and beak open in playful laughter, while the real green plant rests beside Robo.
Robo wanted to make his own plant. He found sticks, plastic pieces, and buttons. He stuck them together. It looked very silly! "Is this a real plant?" Robo asked Blue Bird. Blue Bird giggled. "No, Robo! A real plant is alive. It needs water and sun to grow." Robo looked at the real plant, then at his silly plant. "My plant does not grow," said Robo sadly. "Let me show you how to care for a real plant!" said Blue Bird.
Outside at dawn near Robo’s neat row of treasures, Robo gently pours water from a small can onto the now-tall green plant, eyes glowing with pride. Blue Bird perches on the yellow box, sunrise light warming feathers and metal.
Robo gave water to the real plant every day. Days passed. The plant grew taller! "It is growing!" cheered Robo. "Yes! Because it is nature," said Blue Bird. Robo looked at his toy car. "This car does not grow. People made it." He looked at his box. "This house does not grow either. People made it too." Robo smiled at his plant. "Nature is special. I can care for it!" Blue Bird asked, "What else can you care for, Robo?"