The little tree

Hello readers, I recently attended a writers club meeting at my school. I was given a new prompt, and I wrote a short story about it. The prompt that was given to us was: How would a tree feel during the winter?. Enjoy reading! 

In a town called Oakley there was a tree farm.. There were all kinds of trees on this farm. All of the trees grew happily during the spring and summer. During autumn and winter they shed their leaves. Well, except for one tree. 

All the trees were once the little tree’s height. Throughout the summer they took all the sun they could get. In fall, they let go of their leaves. Once winter was here they could peacefully feel the snow on their long and skinny branches. Finally, spring is when they could replenish again. This was not the case for the little tree.

During winter the tree felt afraid. The harsh winds and freezing temperatures kept bringing thoughts of its leaves never growing back.  The fear of not being able to have leaves during the spring and summer troubled the little tree. Each day went by as the tree tried to avoid winter hoping that the warm sun could gleam on its leaves. All the other trees started to tower over the little tree. It felt unimportant and undersized. The little tree held on to its leaves like its prized possession. 

Finally, spring arrived. All the other trees grew and replenished. Doves and deer came and played around all the other trees avoiding  the little tree. The little tree felt sad and ignored. Eventually, it realized that it needed to let go of its leaves. At first, it was scary to let go. However, then it realized that change is a bit scary and hard to overcome at first but in the end it has many benefits.

The End 

Hope you enjoyed reading my story. More to come soon!!

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