This story is made by father and son that has some emotional appeal on why we should not be cutting trees....purely for educational and non-commercial purpose. Tested to work favorably for 4-6 year olds.
9. When all the birds
smiled, the whole
world and mother
earth was also
smiled…
10. Mr. Mad Bad
who was great
great great
grandfather of
the
mischievous
family did not
like the tree,
birds, and
world smiling!
11. So Mr. Mad
Bad wanted to
cut the
tree…he
started cutting
on a Monday…
Tuesday and
Wednesday…
and all the
birds were
scared.
12. Mr. Mad Bad
could not cut
the tree ….
because it was a
magical tree …
he cut and it
grew again…he
cut and it grew
again…he cut
and it grew
again…
13. the magical tree told all the birds: Come my friends,
DON’T be scared…take all my seeds to all parts of the
world so that the trees may grow big and strong just
like me. All the birds agreed!
14. One little bluebird took a seed and placed it in
Ekantakuna…where the little Prince & Princess loved
it, watered it and hugged it regularly…
15. Because the tree was loved, it grew and grew and
grew… to a very big tree… the tree was always hugged
and watered…
16. When they hugged
the tree, the tree
smiled deep inside
and when the tree
smiled the birds
smiled, and when
the birds smiled the
whole world was
happy.
17. You may still find this big tree near your school in
Ekantakuna… when you are coming to school and going back
can you check if there are big trees around your school?
18. …If you HUG a tree, it may
be the sons and
daughters of the big
magical tree…and it
may smile deep
inside…and the birds
may smile, and the
world may smile….
…Who who wants to hug
a tree… let listen to a
song and then go out
and hug one tree now…