Hannah gave her thirteen beautiful ears without taking the money. “You taught us how to grow it,” she said. Deanna began crying. “I was wrong. I took your money last summer.” Then she handed the children an envelope containing the full $2,400. She had sold Walt’s beloved John Deere tractor to repay them.
Hannah accepted the envelope, thanked her grandmother, and insisted she take the corn. For the first time, Deanna admitted the corn belonged to someone else. And that morning, watching her grandchildren proudly sell what they had grown themselves, she finally understood the value of keeping a promise.
