An Apple a Day (1)

“Hum—hum-hum—an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Julie sang the familiar phrase as she skipped into the kitchen and selected an apple from a bowl. She began munching on it as she went back outdoors, and in very little time had nothing left but the core in her hand. It was a warm, lazy afternoon and before Julie made the effort to throw the remains of her apple away, she held the core up by its stem and studied it. She saw the peeling (only a little was left), the flesh (turning brown...