1 "How is it growing, Dad?" asked Samantha as she walked out to the garden.
2 "It's coming right along," said Dad proudly. "You haven't been out here in a while. Come and take a look."
3 Sam stared at her dad's pumpkin. It was huge.
4 "Wow," she gasped. "That is the biggest pumpkin I have ever seen. It's bigger than me! Did you grow that from a seed package from the store?"
5 Dad shook his head.
6 "Nope, this beauty was from some special order seeds. They were seeds from other Atlantic Giant pumpkins. They are bred to grow really big.
7 "Why do you have it on that wooden pallet?" asked Sam.
8 "Well, it keeps the pumpkin off of the ground. It also makes it easier to move it come weigh in time," said Dad.
9 "Do you think it will win?" asked Sam.
10 Dad shook his head. "But maybe we'll get one of the other prizes. Besides, I thought it would be more fun to enter the pumpkin race."
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