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to live. The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up. The gardener wondered why and stopped watering he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing(施肥 ) it better than any other patch for miles around. ( ) didn’ t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other? the vegetables wanted more light. the tree drank almost all the water. the vegetables weren’ t the pride of the gardener. the vegetables didn’ t look as wonderful as tree. ( ) the passage we know ________. vegetables we