I'm not so like to eat peanut but I want to be A Peanut.

The Peanut

Behind our house there was a patch of land. 'It would be a pity to let it god wild,' said Mother. ' I suggest that since you are all so found of peanuts your should grow some there.
We children and the little maidservants were all delighted. Some of us brought seeds, some dug up the plot and others watered it. I just a few months we had harvest.
Mother said, 'Let's have a harvest festival tonight and invite your father to taste our fresh peanuts.'
We all agreed. Mother made a variety of dishes using our peanuts and instructed that the festival should be held in the thatched pavilion in the garden.
The weather was not very good that evening, but even Father put in an appearance, which was rare event.
' Do you all like peanuts? asked Father.
' Yes! We all clamoured to reply.
' Who can't tell me what's good about peanuts?'
' They taste good,' said elder sister.
' They can be made into oil, ' said elder brother.
' Everybody can afford to by them, whoever they might be, and everyone likes them. That's good about peanuts, 'said I.
Father said, ' In face the peanut has many uses, but the most valuable thing about this little nut is this, it's not like the apple, peach or pomegranate, flaunting their bright, beautiful fruits on their branches for all to see and admire. The peanut lies buried in the soil, waiting until it is ripe before letting people dig it up. If every your come across a shy peanut plant your cannot immediately tell whether or not it has any nuts. You have to find them to be certain.'
We all agreed with this and Mother nodded her head too. Father continued, ' So you should all try to be like the peanut, because it is neither grand nor beautiful, but useful.'
'Does that mean that people should try to be useful rather than famous or great?' I asked.
'That is what I hope of your all,' Father replied.
We talked late into the night before dispersion. Although we are all the peanuts that evening, Father's words still remain embedded in my heart.
Xu Dishan (China)