Andrew Lan's Twelve-Color Fairy Tale Series: Pink Fairy Tale Books

Chapter 21 A Fir Tree (1)
Once upon a time in a great forest there lived a very lovely little fir tree.The place where the little fir tree grows is very good, where it can enjoy plenty of sunshine and fresh air, and there are many big friends around, pine trees and other fir trees.But the little Fir Tree cared nothing for the warmth of the sun or the fresh air.Sometimes, some farm children came to the woods to look for strawberries and raspberries. They played and played all the way, chirping like birds, and they were very happy!After picking a basket full of berries, the children like to string the strawberries into a bunch, and then sit next to the little fir tree, touch it and say, "Wow, this little thing is so cute!" I don't like to hear these words the most, who is a little thing!
A year later, the little fir tree grew a lot and had a ring.Another year passed, and the little fir tree had another annual ring.If you want to know how old a fir tree is, just count its rings!

"Oh, if only I were as tall as the other trees!" sighed the little Fir Tree, "then I could spread my branches far away and have a good look at the wide world! Bird The children will also make nests on my branches, and when the wind blows, I can nod to them gracefully like other trees!" But what's the point now, the little fir tree is facing the sun, the bird Son ah not interested at all.At dawn and evening, the rose-like fiery clouds in the sky are so beautiful that it doesn't seem to see it.Winter is here, and the earth is covered with a thick layer of snow, which is a vast expanse of whiteness.A rabbit came running and jumped over the little fir-tree, and he was very angry!After another two winters, the little fir tree had grown so big that the rabbit couldn't jump over it again, so he had to go around it! "Haha, let's grow, let's grow, grow quickly, and grow into a towering tree! This is the happiest thing in life!" The little fir tree thought happily.

Every autumn, loggers come to the forest and cut down some of the biggest trees.Every year.Looking at the big trees with luxuriant branches and leaves and infinite scenery, they fell to the ground with a bang, and the little fir tree trembled in fright.The branches of these big trees have been cut off, leaving only the bare trunks, which are almost unrecognizable!Then they got into the cart and were pulled out of the woods by the horses. "Where are they going? What's going to happen?"

In the spring, when the swallows and storks came, the fir tree asked them, "Do you know where the felled trees go? Have you ever seen them?"

Swallow replied that he did not know.But the stork thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, I know. When I flew back from Egypt, I met many new ships with beautiful masts. I think those masts are the ones Made of felled fir-trees, I can smell their fir-trees! Wow, they look handsome, handsome!"

"Oh, is it true, how I wish I could grow up so I could see the sea too! What is the sea? What is it like?"

"Well, it's not easy to explain!" said the stork, and went away.

"Enjoy your youth!" Sunshine said, "Enjoy every ounce of happiness in the process of growing up, and enjoy the vitality brought by a young life!"

The wind kissed it, and the tears of dew fell on it, but the little Fir Tree could not understand all this.

As Christmas drew near, many young trees were cut down, some not as big as the little fir tree, or as big as he was.Now the little fir tree couldn't be calm anymore, it wanted to leave this place too!Each of these selected small trees was very beautiful, and their branches and leaves were all preserved, and then they all got into the cart and were pulled out of the forest by the horse.

"Where are they going?" asked the little fir tree. "They are about my age, and one is much smaller! Why haven't their branches been cut off? Where will they be sent?" where to go?"

"We know! We know!" chirped the sparrow. "We looked in those windows in the city, and we know where they go! Oh, you can't imagine, they look so gorgeous and noble in there, but the scenery! Through the windows, we see them being placed Placed in the center of the room, the room is very warm, and they are decorated with many very beautiful things: golden apples, colorful candies, all kinds of toys, and small sparkling candles. Oh, so beautiful Already!"

"What else?" The fir tree was so excited that all its branches and leaves trembled. "What's next? What else do you see?"

"Well, we didn't see it afterwards either. But it's unmatched!"

"One day, I will have such a great career like them!" Little Fir Tree imagined excitedly. How nice! Now I'm tall and grown up, just like the trees that were taken away last year. How I wish I could be in a carriage now! How I wish I could be dressed up and look good Standing in that warm room! So, what about the future? Oh, there will be better and more beautiful things in the future, otherwise why would they dress me up so beautifully? There must be something greater and more glorious waiting for me I did it. But what is it? God, I can't take it, what's wrong with me?"

"Enjoy life with us!" said the air and sunshine, "enjoy your youth freely!"

But the little fir tree didn't want to pay any attention to it. It just grew and grew desperately until it became a big fir tree.No matter in winter or summer, it is so green and full of vigor that everyone who sees it says, "What a beautiful fir tree!"

At Christmas time it was the first to be chopped off.The ax cut deep into its body, and it groaned in pain and fell to the ground.There is no joy in this!It suddenly felt very sad to leave home and the land that had raised him.He knows that he will never see those dear old friends again, never see those flowers and plants again, maybe even the birds will never be seen again.In short, parting is really not a pleasant thing.

When the fir tree felt better, he and the others were crowded out in the yard, and one said, "This is a beautiful one, and we want this one!"

Then came two footmen in uniform, and they carried the fir-tree into a large, handsome room.There were many beautiful pictures on the walls of the room, and by the Dutch stove were large Chinese vases with lions on their lids.There are also rocking chairs, silk sofas and large tables in the room. These large tables are full of beautiful picture books and various toys. The children said that those picture books and toys can be worth hundreds of dollars. money!The fir trees were placed in large pots filled with sand.No one knew it was a flower pot though, as it was covered in greenery and placed on a brightly colored rug.The fir tree trembled a little with excitement!What's next?They began to decorate it, and hung on its branches little mesh bags cut out of paper of various colors, and each little mesh bag was filled with sweets, and they hung golden apples and walnuts, so that it looked like a fir tree. The fruit you bear!Then the whole fir tree was covered with little candles of various colors, such as red, white, and blue.Oh, there are so many cute dolls sticking out their heads in the green, which it has never seen before!Finally, a golden star was placed on the top of the tree.Wow, how gorgeous and noble the fir tree is now!
"Tonight," they say, "let it light up tonight!"

"Oh," thought the Fir Tree cheerfully, "I wish it were night now! Then the candles would all be lit! Then what would happen? Would all the trees in the forest come to see me? And the sparrows would come out of the windows Fly over? Will I stand here so beautifully all year round?"

It's nothing to think about it, but Fir Tree's desire is so strong that it feels the skin all over its body aching.The bark of trees hurts as much as our human headaches!
Finally, the candle was lit.How brilliant, how gorgeous!The fir-tree trembled in every branch, so that a candle scorched all its green branches. "My God, be careful!" cried the girls, and hastily put out the fire.

The fir tree dared not even tremble now.This is really terrible!It was careful not to drop anything on its body, and the dazzling light of the candles made it dizzy.

That's when the door opened and a group of kids rushed in, nearly knocking it over.The grown-ups followed, and they all stood there solemnly, as if praying.The children were silent for a while, and then cheered again.They sang and danced and made noise round the little fir-tree, and tore down the things that hung from it one by one.

"What are they doing?" thought the Fir Tree, "and what are they going to do to me?" The candles were blown out one by one as they were almost burning out.So the children were allowed to divide what was left on the tree.They rushed at the fir tree, and broke off its branches, so that it creaked and creaked with pain.If it weren't for the golden star on the top of the tree reaching to the ceiling, I'm afraid it would have been overturned long ago.

The children jumped up and down with their favorite toys, and no one looked at the fir tree again.Only the old nurse came and looked between the branches, just to see if there were any figs or apples that had been missed.

(End of this chapter)