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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-06-28, Page 17GODERICII SIGNAL-STArt, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1973—PAGE 3A CRAFT- SUPPLIES -- by Lewiscraft ARTISTS MATERIALS by Grumbacher STORE HOURS: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. PHONE 524-6815 ANN DALTON quiet in the forest. 411 'ngs stretched towards rm spring thsir weary limbs bovdd silent buds• les an e trees and mapd things of the e mighty all other aka stood resplendent, majesting pring the new growth ubs rivaled for a in the sun. There was uggle and pain in the ion but somehow in the sun, and the wind, anaged to turn out ys like this the whole as glorified and .the was divided up bet - all things green. Ing was contented - ng except the great After questioning The Mighty Oak's decision, the Lesser Great Oak- felt ashamed and wished he'd never spoken. The really had no right to since what The Mighty Oak had said must have been right and s sible, , "You question my spoken words?" returned The Mighty Oak. "Are you trying to tell me, that by ridding the forest - of one, little, shapless acorn we are committing a deed as offen- sive to The Great Spirit as that of felling a mature, majestic oak? Why do you even trouble yourself with such thoughts?" "I beg your pardon, Your Majesty. I obviously was not thinking. Of course, I didn't mean it was a crime, or anything." The Lesser Great Oak hung its head and whispered to it s neighbour. "but I still think it may be a little wrong. stood the The neighbour quickly Bh they'agreed "but we mustn't tell and the most had The Mighty Oak—he would be 1 figures and greenery, in the forest envied angry and besides everyone else sition. They never would.think us fools." "Now that , that has been really happy settled we must begin right ere was no outward away," dty sir dissatisfaction, but Oak, "ourtrnuehe task Tof Mairdhng ng in the forest sensed n a way, they felt pity generations to come. I declare it is now legal and proper, that majesties. Even the oaks sensed it and the forest dispose of any acorn es they trembled or undeveloped, shall I say, twig, that should prove knowing quite why. ay was one of those troublesome, burdensome or- rm, sunshiny days that unwanted to the forest of the future. I should like to add at ally gets., mixed up cold dull days that are this time, that these acorns that to spring, and such a are wouldg rid haveoftoday untutored a untublyd Id not be wasted in o d on. and crowded in the forest of the bove, all was not so future, leading very miserable 1 and serene. The few lives indeed. You are in fact most mature oaks, with doing The Great Spirit a idden in a hazy blue tremendous deed by helping e engaged in a heated him in his plans for ecology." Below, swaying tops "Your Majesty," demanded mbling leaves was the an oak, "how does one make 'dence of the discussion. the distinction between acorn MUST. There is just no or twig and tree? Where does O-s'about it. Besides one draw the line so as to know oing to question our ac- that one is not committing In fact nobody needs murder?" ow about it., It'll be so "I am glad you raised the d quiet -no broken bran- question," said The Mighty r -slashed trunks, no Oak. "It is very important in - •,through the under- deed. Any acorn definitely is nd upsetting half the not a tree since it has no roots, NO -nothing. Just one bark, branches or leaves and clean act that will en- therefore can unquestionably growing room for be disposed of. As for twigs, we ions to come." shall draw the limit at three lence of contemplation leaves and a distinguishable r a moment. root network, or three years do you think its-uh- which ever comes first. If a twig hat I mean is, are you has threeleaves and one bud, it is quite....-uh-alright. is technically a tree and hence mean don't you think it may not be destroyed. Anyone be sorta I ike-u h- purposely destroying a ;ling (ling or uh say mur- oak willbe treated as a mur- derer, but in some cases, if one —SPORTING GOODS —HOBBIES —CRAFTS HUCK'S should see a twig with many leaves but is ill-defined or deforrned, one may kindly put it out of its misery since it couldn't possibly lead a happy life. Now if there are any fur- ther doubts you may ask me peri ona4ly but I encourage you to use' your own judgment". It was quiet once it gain as the oaks digested all that had •- just come to pass Sorne liked the taste of it, many merely ate because they were being fed and some ate and were terribly sick but dared not vomit. Far, far don below, under debris -piled on the forest floor where only speckles of sunlight managed to fall through, an acorn was immensely enjoying its first days of life. During the previous fall and winter, it lay nestled quietly under a blanket - of leaves and snow and now the warm sun was tickling the life in it and granting it dreams and insight of the summer to come. It felt so secure under the thin layer of fertile dirt, nestled up against someone's roots. The acorn had seen many of its brothers and sisters " killed naturally during the fall and winter, either as martyrs, to feed some poor, hungry animal or only to rot and provide nutrition to the soil. But it knew it nad escaped these fates for some special reason whether it carne late or early in. life, it did not know, but the acorn was glad to have been spared and more than willing to live life to the fullest. The little acorn thought the Great Spriit must be very wise to be able to put within a tiny acorn like,,himself, the potential for a huge majestic oak. The acorn had a dream end it was a hundred years hence and all the oaks that'.' • stand as majesties now became Old and Gnarled, having served their purpose; and now he was a great oak reaching towards the sky He was a haven for many birds, a protector from wind and storm of the smaller green things in the forest. Maybe even a squirrel would make his home in his trunk anil maybe in the end, when all was done, he would some night fall down in his sleep.and return to the good earth all the nutrients he had absorbed -during his long life. Then,- in the shelter of his decaying trunk, little acorns could begin their long lives. For many , days the. acorn_ dreamed. 'After a rainstorm it could feel the water seeping through the earth to- bathe its immature body and provide it with minerals. It felt the sun gain warmth as summer ap- proached and was thankful it lay in the cool earth. Once in awhile it noticed that. suddenly and without reason, some of its friends who were a little older, would mysteriously disappear never to return. Perhaps it was just another mystery of life: thought the acorn. And then the day came. The acorn for the first time saw daylight. It was in late summer when the days are hottest and the forest stands so still. Few of the green things wore aware of the deeds of the mighty oaks and when the small oak made its triumphant- appearance into the sunlit .world, it was greeted with joy and graciously welcomed as a prince and the whole forest rejoiced. Three autumns, three win- ters, three springs and three summers passed and the little oak savoured life with all the hopes it had on the very first day. Since it only yet had two leaves it was still dependant on the earth for survival and dreamed of the day it would be able to dream ''on its own. But then the fall was desolate. The snows came early and sunshine was scarce. There were few young oaks to help hold the light snow and it swirled and lashed against the green things of the forest that were less strong., They, won- dered where all the little oaks might be. Then one cold, blear day, The Mighty Oak called a con- ference and it was decided that, in the spring, the forest should he rid of all acorns and twigs so that in case of another severe winter the mature oaks would.. have 'more sunshine since it wouldn't have to be divided up among the acorns which demanded so much sunlight to get started. It was a fine spring day and the forest was ht, Wining with anticipation of the summer days to come. The Great Spirit was breathing life in all things green and once again vitality was injected into the forest af- ter a long, hard winter. The sun's heat would have been un- bearable had not the greenery the cool moist earth from which to drink. The youngsters of the forest held close to the breast of Mother Earth. All was rested. And on the eighth day, the feathery green branches of the mighty oaks, so designed by The Great Spirit to provide protection in trials and tribulations, leaned down and plucked from the life-giving earth, the acorns and twigs and deformed young and lay them naked at the mercy of the sun. The young oak boasted of it's three leaves and a fine network of roots. He was content in his strut ghts tend the demands of life and each victory over the elements gave him a new strength. Soon he would be able to breath entirely On his own, producjng most of his own food and not so dependant on the good Mother Earth. Soon he would have been able to livt:, but' his dreams and aspirations were aborted. His roots • were broken and destroyed as he was tugged from the earth. His three leaves on the ends of fragile branches were cut off. ttis tender bark was slit open and the little oak was cast away ort a rock. The sun beat hard, harder with no mercy. His remaining roots gasped and struggled but without his green leaves, this struggle would not end in vic- tory. Not when your own kind turned against you. "You see," laughed the Great Oak, "How simple and quiet it was. No one heard." No-one hes- d but the birds of a thousand years hence that look for the .mighty oak tree that isn't. No one but the squirels and greenthings that come, in storms, to lr rk for protection in an oak tree that isn't. No one but the wind that will blow through oak leay,es that are not. • No one but (he dirt that will: he lost because there are no great oak roots to hold it firm. No, •no one heard but The Great Spirit that had comman- ded the mighty oak to be, to grow and prosper and left it's head high in. the sky and praise and glorify him in the name of all things green. We teach mechanics, communications, construction, and more. If you're about to get'a job instead of more schooling. we can offer you both. 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