When they all reached the top of the rainbow, Johnny began throwing apple seeds all over the sky. If they stuck in the sky, they would grow into stars. If they fell to earth, they would become trees. Johnny looked down at the land covered with orchards and knew his work was done.

The next morning, a traveler going westward paused by the apple orchard where Johnny had stopped to rest. Under the brightest tree of all lay the small body of Johnny Appleseed, still dressed in a gunnysack and still wearing his strange kettle hat. All around him, sitting in a quiet circle, were wild animals.

The traveler started on his way, planning to tell the nearest settler of what he had found. Then he saw three bright brown apple seeds lying at his feet. He picked them up and took them with him, wondering where he should plant them.

That is what some people say. Judging by all the apple trees there are, east and west, north and south, it seems someone must have carried on the planting Johnny Appleseed began.