Rot, the Cutest in the World!

Rot, the rotten potato, decides to enter The Cutest in the World contest. When he sizes up his competition, he almost despairs. He tries to remake himself to be more like the other contestants, but that doesn't work either. Finally, he boldly goes out and flaunts what he feels are his best qualities, and the judges—-who are all rotten fruits and vegetables themselves—-name him The Cutest.

This story has lots of kid appeal and a nice message of the futility of trying to change yourself (especially when you are a rotten vegetable).