Mia’s Bean

Mia’s Bean

Mia wants to have a pet. She would prefer an elephant. But Mom is thinking in very practical terms. And so Mia gets a bean. "That's also a living thing," says Mom. "You have to take really good care of it.” That's good, too, Mia thinks, so now the bean is her pet. Being a plant and animal caretaker is great. The baby bean grows into a little plant that Mia takes for a walk in her doll's pram and feeds with garden hose lemonade. And the bean gets bigger and bigger ...
• Topic: to be allowed to look after something all by oneself