Hurricane Flowers
Author
Ethel
Pochocki
Appeared in
Soup Pot: Stories for All Seasons for Children of All Ages.
Story Summary
Marcellus and his cat, Clara, live on the beach in a ramshackle hut. They help the townspeople whenever they need help and are quite content except for one thing. Marcellus wants a garden. But each year his plantings fail to grow, that is until the hurricane, which changes everything... for the better.