One day the clouds started to blow faster and faster across the sky, the wind began to have a cold tang to it and all the animals and birds began to prepare for the cold cold winter to come, each one knew what to do, and the swallows got ready to fly South as they do every year to this day .The baby swallows had been on the wing nearly 6 months, Mama Swallow was quite recovered from the nesting & feeding ,her tail feathers were beautiful again, but Papa Swallow had damaged a wing protecting the little ones from an eagle that was just too greedy to be true and he was very very sad to tell his family that he couldn't come with them on that huge exhausting journey South, he'd just have to spend the winter up here with the foxes and wolves and bears somehow ! So very sadly all his family said Goodbye to him, not beleiving they'd ever see Papa again 'coz it got very very cold up here on the plains, sometimes when they returned there were still snowdrifts at the bottom of the creeks. He said Goodbye to his son last, looking at him in the eye,and he promised to be awaiting them next year when they returned. Papa was very sad to see them go.
So Papa Sparrow went to the Oak tree and asked if he could winter in it's branches, but everybody knows that oak trees have small hard hearts, despite being so beautiful, and the Oak said" No,you can't stay here," so the Swallow went to the Maple tree,and although the Maple was kinder than the Oak it also refused to harbour the Swallow all winter. So Papa Swallow flew to all the trees one by one, the Ash, the Willow,the Beech ,the Aspen and they all refused to help! Can you beleive this ? Well it's true .
Finally Papa went to the Pine tree and asked the same question,the wind was already much colder,the clouds were carrying snow in blankets in the sky, so the Pine answered "Why Yes Papa Sparrow, I' don't have much protection , I only have needles that let in the wind and the cold, but your welcome to stay here with me" ,so Papa Swallow spent all winter sharing everything with The Pine tree.
When the first wildflowers put out their heads in the Spring Papa Swallow was so happy 'coz he knew soon his family would return. His son was so full of joy at finding his Papa alive when the family returned that he flew 50 cartwheels in the sky , quite a wonderful sight to see ,to celebrate but when The Great Spirit heard that the trees had refused to shelter a Papa Swallow he was so furious that he turned to the Oak ,the Ash, the Willow ,the Aspen ,the Birch and he caused all these trees to loose their leaves each fall, so angry was he!
And to this day the trees who didn't help the Swallow stand naked all winter, but the Pine Tree keeps it's needles all year because it was so kind.
What do you think little ones.
So Papa Sparrow went to the Oak tree and asked if he could winter in it's branches, but everybody knows that oak trees have small hard hearts, despite being so beautiful, and the Oak said" No,you can't stay here," so the Swallow went to the Maple tree,and although the Maple was kinder than the Oak it also refused to harbour the Swallow all winter. So Papa Swallow flew to all the trees one by one, the Ash, the Willow,the Beech ,the Aspen and they all refused to help! Can you beleive this ? Well it's true .
Finally Papa went to the Pine tree and asked the same question,the wind was already much colder,the clouds were carrying snow in blankets in the sky, so the Pine answered "Why Yes Papa Sparrow, I' don't have much protection , I only have needles that let in the wind and the cold, but your welcome to stay here with me" ,so Papa Swallow spent all winter sharing everything with The Pine tree.
When the first wildflowers put out their heads in the Spring Papa Swallow was so happy 'coz he knew soon his family would return. His son was so full of joy at finding his Papa alive when the family returned that he flew 50 cartwheels in the sky , quite a wonderful sight to see ,to celebrate but when The Great Spirit heard that the trees had refused to shelter a Papa Swallow he was so furious that he turned to the Oak ,the Ash, the Willow ,the Aspen ,the Birch and he caused all these trees to loose their leaves each fall, so angry was he!
And to this day the trees who didn't help the Swallow stand naked all winter, but the Pine Tree keeps it's needles all year because it was so kind.
What do you think little ones.
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