Deep in the magic of a forest, there is a great oak tree. On this oak,
there live tiny animals called Treetures. They hide inside their acorn nutshelters.
 Each little Treeture has a special job to do to help take care of his
home in the oak tree.
Some Treetures watch over the new baby leaves that grow each spring.
Some care for the bark, while others encourage the roots to grow!
There are Treetures that direct the sunlight to the leaves so they will
turn summer green.
And there are Treetures who prune the tree. Some very brave Treetures
protect the tree from
insects and disease.
The Treetures' most important job is to help plant seeds so that new
trees will grow. Trees are
necessary to all life on our planet.
I said that Treetures are very tiny, maybe 2 or 3 inches tall, but that's
not always true. Sometimes, when Treetures hear that a tree is going to
be planted, they (there are boy and girl Treetures) get so excited and happy
that they suddenly begin to grow. The Treetures grow so big that they can
help plant the tree. The Treetures are especially happy when children join
the tree planting party.
Today is , and the Town of is planting a tree. There are lots of children here too! Don't you think
this is the perfect time for a Treeture to grow big enough for us to see?
Maybe if we say these magic words, " If everyone plants just one tree
we'll all have forests from sea to sea." A Treeture will appear!
(TREETURE ENTERS)
Treetures are shy. They don't speak to us directly but they do whisper
and write their messages on leaves.
Let's see what this Treeture has to say...
(TREETURE WHISPERS TO SPEAKER)
This Treeture's name is and
he/she is a volunteer of the USDA Forest Service. When heard that we were planting a tree, he/she could not resist coming to to be with us. is now big enough to meet people and help plant a baby tree. has been traveling all over the United
States planting trees this year.
(TREETURE WHISPERS AGAIN)
He/She wants you to know that as a Treeture Teacher, he/she is here to
help teach you the tree messages. He/She is going to give you messages about
the gifts trees give to us.
wants to know if you know why
trees are so important. What gifts do they give us? |