Caleb stood at the edge of the central barn, his fingers calloused and stained. Beside him sat a mountain of unschucked corn. The rules were simple: the first person to find a rare red ear of corn won the hand of the festival queen for the final dance—and, more importantly, a year’s worth of tax exemptions from the Mayor.
Caleb didn't look at the festival queen or the tax ledger. He looked at the red ear in his hand and realized that sometimes, the hardest times are just the dirt you have to dig through to find the miracle. [S1E2] Hard Times at the Huskin Bee
Caleb didn't stop. He felt the rough texture of the ears, his hands moving by instinct. While others fumbled for matches, he felt a cob that was smoother, colder than the rest. Even in the dark, he could feel its heat. Caleb stood at the edge of the central