When I was your age, I lived in a small village. We never had Arbor Day celebrations as large as yours. But we did plant trees, and those trees are still there. I see them every time I go back home. So I hope both you and the trees you plant today have a long and healthy life, so you can visit them when you re as old as me.
Trees are always good company.
But in many other parts of the country, trees are easier to grow. On the prairies, they take a lot of work. So today, when we look around this city and enjoy the beauty of the trees, we should remember that years ago, somebody took the time and trouble to plant them and to care for them. All the good things we enjoy today came from the hard work of people in the past. On the prairies, nothing came easy.