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Rakhi at the age of six buys cherries from the local bazaar and marvels at the color and taste since there are few fruit trees in the Himalayan foothills. Her grandfather, Rakhi, suggests that she plant one seed in the corner of the garden and watch it grow. Time passes and the little plant endures being nibbled by a goat and a catepillar, is run over by a runaway cart, and experiences the cold winters and the heavy spring rains. Through it all the tree grows as well as Rakhi. Years pass before the cherry seed grows into a tree that produces fruit. Rakhi whisfully remarks, "How it changed!" and Grandfathers responds with "Just like you."