Tatsuo's uncle gave him six rows of flowers to care for to teach him responsibility through experience. Tatsuo's uncle taught him how to properly care for the flowers, but most of the plants died due to dry soil, gophers or being overrun by weeds. Though only one bunch of flowers survived, Tatsuo's uncle helped him sell it so he could learn from earning money himself.

1. Six rows of flower

2. • Tatsuo asked a lot of questions. Toshio Mori told his
uncle “ We must do something about this. We can’t
spend our time continually answering little Tatsuo
questions.” And his uncle said, “yes, we’ll let little Tatsuo
learn through experience. Experience is a good teacher.”

3. • Tatsuo's uncle gave six rows of pompons to Tatsuo
to take care of them.

4. • Tatsuo's uncle tough
Tatsuo how to take
care of the flowers
such as
• spray bugs, pull out
the weeds, how to
check the moisture
in the soil…etc. and
his uncle told him
that when he have
enough flowers to
make a big bunch,
they will sell them
for him at the flower
market.

5. • A few of the plants in the six rows of flowers survived. But most of
the
• plants had died before the cool weather arrived. Some died because
the earth was too dry. Some were killed by the gopher. And some
were crushed by the tall weeds that were growing everywhere.

6. • When Tatsuo’s father saw, he wanted to cut
down the flower rows and burn them. But
Tatsuo's uncle said to let Tatsuo's plants stay.

7. • Little Tatsuo had just enough flowers to make one bunch. But his
uncle helped him to sold the flowers, and Tatsuo earned the money.
Tatsuo’s father hope Tatsuo save his money but his uncle said to let
him spend it and enjoy his money.

8. • Tatsuo's uncle, Toshio, and Tatsuo’s
father said “Tatsuo is probably the
• worse gardener in the world.”