Little Tommy Tomato

<p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Little Tommy Tomato is a bright green tomato who </span><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>can't wait</em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> to turn red! Every night he stares at the stars and dreams of shining like a ruby-red jewel. But no matter how hard he wishes his belly stays green-just like his baby sister Nelly!</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Tommy's mom tells him to be patient: Time makes fruit sweet inside! But Tommy doesn't listen. Instead he asks his friend Carmello (a slightly older orange-tinted tomato) for help. Carmello gives him a magic lotion that promises to turn him red </span><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>overnight</em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>. Tommy eagerly rubs it on... but the next morning? </span><strong style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Uh-oh!</strong><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> Blisters and dull green spots-</span><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>not</em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> the shiny red he wanted!</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>With his mom's care Tommy learns a big lesson: </span><strong style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Rushing never works!</strong><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> True beauty comes with time and moms (and nature!) know best.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Perfect for kids who:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>🍅 Love colorful rhyming stories!</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>🍅 Need reminders about patience.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>🍅 Enjoy giggles and gentle lessons.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Moral of the story:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>🌱 </span><em style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Good things grow when you wait!</em><span style=color: rgba(64 64 64 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> 🌱</span></p>