Now it happened to be that the land in which the Farmer had lived his whole life had a climate that was very favorable to the cultivation of oranges and had been that way for many generations. The name of the land in which he lived was "The East".

Now it also happened to be that there existed another land rich in soil, sun , rain, and all the resources needed for good farming. In this land there were apples, cherries, mangoes, kiwis, grapefruits, lemons, limes, bananas, blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, huckleberries, and other tasty fruits. But not a lot of oranges. This land which was far away from the Farmer's own was known as "The West".

The day came when the Farmer realized that it was time gather up all his best books, all his best oranges, and all his best friends, and travel to the West so that everyone in the world could learn about oranges, orange farming in the East, and how to farm oranges in the West. And so they all got on a jet plane and flew to the West.

Now there were people in the West who had already eaten a lot of grapefruits or lemons or limes, and some of them even new how to grow them. So when they ate some of the Farmer's oranges they marveled at how delicious oranges are, how sweet oranges are, how tangy oranges are, how soft and leathery are oranges' skin, how round oranges are, how orange oranges are, and so on. They loudly exclaimed that oranges are most definitely the best, most delicious fruits in the whole wide world! (They were doing this while jumping up and down, swaying to and fro, standing on their heads, flapping their arms, and so on. Some were so overcome that tears would roll down their cheeks, others would speak with trembling voices, and still others were so moved that they could only remain silent for a while.)

And so the people of the East and the people of the West embraced each other in their own way. And the people of the West enthusiastically began eating the Farmer's oranges. And they plowed fields and began growing their own oranges according to all the instructions given to them by the Farmer and the instructions that were written in the Farmer's books. And finally, after a time, the Farmer and most of his friends returned to the East.

The people of the West began to visit the Farmer at his home in the East. They liked being with him and loved to eat the oranges that he gave to them. He loved them also and continued to teach them all the ways to grow better and better oranges.

The Farmer taught the people when to plant the seeds, how much water to give them, what kind of plant food orange trees need, how to prune the trees, how to protect them from insects and the various diseases that orange trees get, what plants to put next to the trees, and so on. He taught them the names of all the different types of oranges, the right times of day to eat oranges, how much oranges to eat at each meal, what kinds of foods go best with oranges, and so on. And he taught them what kinds of songs to sing while eating oranges, what songs are the best to help the trees grow, and what kinds of songs to sing to make the people strong enough to take care of the trees.