Once upon a sunny day, a diligent farmer named Lin decided to plant a special seed.

He had heard stories of the magnificent bamboo tree that grew as high as the sky.

Lin worked hard, watering the seed every day, but no tree appeared.

Seasons passed; spring rains, summer sun, autumn winds, and winter frost.

His neighbors chuckled, 'Still caring for your patch of dirt, Lin?' They didn't understand.

But Lin believed. He whispered to the earth, 'Grow little seed, I know you can.'

Year one became two, then three and four. Lin never wavered in his belief.

Then, in the fifth year, a sprout emerged. Just a tiny one, but it was there!

The neighbors stared, amazed, as the sprout became a plant, then a tree, rising high and fast!

In six weeks, the bamboo soared to the heavens. Lin's joy overflowed.

Lin explained, 'Like our dreams, it grew its roots deep before it could touch the sky.'

The village learned that unseen efforts were the roots of the farmer’s success.