Stories

The World's Smallest Valentine

By Ann Devendorf
Art by Dennis McDermott

The World's Smallest Valentine

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."