the second seed said, "I am afraid. If i send my roots into the ground below , I don't know what I will encounter in the dark. If I push my way through the hard soil above me I may damage my delicate sprouts.... what if I let my buds open and a snail tries to eat them? And if I were to open my blossom, a small child may pull me from the ground. No, it is much better for me to wait until it is safe." And so she waited
A year hen scratching around in early spring ground for food found the waiting seed and promptly ate it.