Rephrase for a 5-year-old: 'The buds swell up, ready to show pretty flowers and sticky new leaves'

Five simple, slightly shorter rephrasings of the sentence for a 5-year-old. Each version is 1–3 words shorter and uses kid-friendly language.

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Here are 5 simple, slightly shorter ways to say it for a 5-year-old:

  1. Buds swell, ready to show pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.
  2. The buds swell, about to show pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.
  3. Buds swell up, ready to make pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.
  4. Buds are swelling, soon to show pretty flowers and sticky new leaves.
  5. Buds swell, ready to show pretty flowers and sticky leaves.

What it means: the tiny buds are getting bigger and will soon have flowers and sticky leaves.

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