We're going to plant a community  garden in my neighborhood. 

The neighbors are meeting  to talk about what to plant. 

"I want to plant vegetables: some carrots,  sweet potatoes, and tomatoes," I say. 

"Let's plant some vines with  beans," says Mrs. Jackson. 

"And some peas and cucumbers," adds Mr. Ryan.

"OK," says Mrs. Allen.She is the organizer.

"Now that we have a list of vegetables,

who is going to do the planting?"

"I used to be a gardener," says Mr. Wilson.

"I can do the planting. Who wants to help?"

Many people raise their hands.

There are a lot of volunteers among the crowd.

"Saturday morning, we'll all meet to  plant the garden," says Mrs. Allen.

"I'll bring the seeds."

The neighbors meet and plant the garden.

"Now, who is going to water  the plants?" asks Mrs. Allen.

A group of teenagers raise their  hands. "We will," they say.

Three times a week, the teenagers take out the hose and water the plants.

Shoots start to sprout.  Little plants are popping up.

And then suddenly, one day,  there is no more water.

The plants start to droop and die.

"What can we do?" the teenagers ask.

"Let's get water from the pond," says Bryan.

"Good idea," the others respond.

And off they go with pails and bottles.

They are surprised at how well the plants do when they get more water.

They grow and grow.