Words by Diya

On a nice spring morning, there lived a little tree. He was everyone's favorite tree. Rabbits, squirrels, birds, they all loved him. As the summer passed, it became Fall. All the trees started to shed their leaves except the little tree. As the winter began the little tree still had all his leaves. He watched the kids play in the cold winter night. As the spring began, trees got bigger and stronger. But the little tree stayed little. Then spring passed and Summer came. Trees got bigger and brighter leaves while the little tree had all old and dull leaves. As the years passed, trees and animals grew bigger and taller but the little tree was still little. Then on a cold and dark night, an owl came to the little tree and said, "If you let go of your leaves you will become bigger and stronger! HOOT!" So next winter the little tree let go of his leaves one at a time. After spring, summer came and  the little  tree became a big and  special tree with pink sparkly leave...