then the corn grew from the bottom to the very top o f the stalk, and according to the length of the stalk was the length of the ear. men however are so made, that when they are too well off they no longer value the blessings which come from god, but grow indifferent and careless. one day a woman was passing by a corn-field when her little child, who was running beside her, fell into a puddle, and dirtied her frock. on this the mother tore up a handful of the beautiful ears of corn, and cleaned the frock with them.