By Ann Devendorf
Art by Dennis McDermott
It was Valentine's Day. Jenny went to Grandma and Grandpa's apartment. She gave Grandma a big red valentine. It said I LOVE YOU.
"Where's my valentine?" asked Grandpa with a smile.
"It's in my pocket. It's the world's smallest valentine," said Jenny.
"The world's smallest valentine!" said Grandpa. "I would like to see that."
"Here it is," said Jenny. She took a small piece of folded paper from her pocket and gave it to Grandpa.
Grandpa opened it. "It's a seed!" he said. "Why is a seed the world's smallest valentine?"
"Because it's a tomato seed," said Jenny. "The old name for tomato is love apple. It's a love-apple seed."
Grandpa smiled and gave Jenny a big hug. "That's a wonderful valentine," he said.
"I brought a pot, too," said Jenny. "We can plant the seed in it."
"Good," said Grandpa. "Then we can watch the world's smallest valentine grow."
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