Once there was a young lad named Henry. Henry liked pears. He would always ride his bike past the pear trees on his way home from school. When they were in season, he would grab fresh pears from the trees and bring them home to eat.

Henry’s birthdays were a special time. Henry’s mother would prepare a pear cake and Henry would make sure not a crumb remained on his plate.

Henry’s father, who worked as a farmer, would let Henry plant a pear seed in their yard as a birthday present. Each year, Henry would plant a seed and nurture the young pear sapling as it grew, and grew, and grew.

But Henry’s favorite gift came from his Uncle Timmy. Uncle Timmy would give Henry a pear of these nuts.