In a large forest in Russia, there lived a cute little bear. The bear had a small vegetable garden. One spring, the bear decided to plant pumpkins in the garden. It planted the pumpkin seeds into the soil full of anticipation and ran to the pumpkin patch every day to see if the pumpkins had grown.
However, one day passed, two days passed, and many days passed, but there was no movement at all in the pumpkin patch. The bear began to worry and thought, "Why haven't my pumpkins sprouted yet? Is there something wrong with the seeds?" The bear looked worried and even wanted to plant them again. But after thinking for a while, it decided to wait a little longer.
A few more days passed, and when the bear went to the pumpkin patch again, it was pleasantly surprised to find that tender green shoots had emerged from the soil. The bear danced with joy and carefully watered and fertilized the shoots, guarding them every day. Under the bear's meticulous care, the shoots slowly grew into vines, and yellow flowers bloomed on the vines.
After the flowers withered, small pumpkins formed. The bear was so excited and took even more care of the pumpkins. The pumpkins grew bigger day by day, from the size of a small fist to the size of a small ball, and then to the size of a large basketball. Looking at his pumpkins growing bigger and bigger, the bear was filled with a sense of achievement.
Finally, autumn arrived, and the pumpkins became big and yellow. The bear knew that the harvest time had come. It took a great deal of effort to pick the big pumpkin from the vine. Holding the big pumpkin, the bear happily thought, "Fortunately, I was patient at that time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have such a big pumpkin." Since then, the bear has learned to be patient. It knows that as long as it is patient, there will be a harvest.
