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Dean and Gwen stand beside greenhouse bench with small leafy potted plant.

Dean’s Plant

School Readers · Level 2

Dean and Gwen stand beside greenhouse bench with small leafy potted plant.

This is Dean. This is Gwen.

Dean holds terracotta pot with same small leafy plant, Gwen looks on.

Dean has a plant.

Dean and Gwen look closely at pale dry soil in plant pot on greenhouse bench.

Look at the soil.

Gwen gently touches dry pale soil while Dean steadies plant pot.

The soil is dry.

Gwen gets empty small green watering can, Dean stands beside plant pot.

Gwen has a can.

Gwen fills green watering can at greenhouse tap while Dean waits by plant.

We can get some water.

Dean steadies terracotta plant pot on bench while Gwen positions filled watering can.

Dean can hold the pot.

Gwen gently pours water onto soil while Dean holds pot steady, same plant size.

Gwen can water the plant.

Dean and Gwen look at darker moist soil in same plant pot, watering can aside, plant unchanged size.

Now the soil is wet. We can help the plant.

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