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MOTHER. EUCALYPTUS STORY.

IL must tell you the story Mother
Eucalyptus told to her friends" said
Daddy. ~ H
WED be delighted to hear the
story said Nancy. "but we have no
idea what sort of mother she was; |
can't even pronounce her name"
1T is bit hard" said Nick. al
guess I won't try. But tell US the
story, Daddy. and tell US whether she
was mother person or mother ami
NAL or a mother bird or a mother
fish,"
''She wasn't any of those" said
Daddy.
What was she:" asked Nancy. 81
can't imagine"
II give it up said Nick.
"Well. as neither of you think you
can guess" said Daddy, Il will tell
you that she was tree.
Eyes, Mother Eucalyptus Tree told
this story 10 some other trees when
they were all talking about their fam
lily histories and what they were ia
nous for and what they had done. So
l shall tell you her story"
DO" said Nancy. "for now know
just what she was ! want 10 hear
please go on, Daddy" begged Nick.
Friends. said Mother Eucalyptus.
I must tell you that we are very use
full. we have been very useful and we
will still be very useful z
| "All the trees nodded their heads
politely and bowed their branches
| and said. Pray continue
1--WE can give forth lots Of oil. In
stead of giving strip like our friends
the maple trees give Cat least we have
heard that they gave maple sirup, and
as for being our friends. we-eonsider
all trees our friends) We give oil.
THAT makes us useful. We do
good that way. For this oil that we
give cures sicknesses sometimes and
| drives away bad germs. Our. leaves
are perfectly fine as regular little doc
tors and hospitals. Ii ii weren't that
we needed them they would probably
1 go into hospitals, wear caps and
aprons and have patients as nurses
have.
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dress themselves up as doctors and
carry little bags with pills and could
say TO different people:
Please show US your tongue. And
please tell US if your appetite is good
They can't dress up and 90 as
doctors and nurses to the hospitals.
but they're useful just the same.
Itrtl hol
seedlings also do great deal OF
work
/ How interesting your story is
said the other trees. Do go on
THANK you said Mother Eucalyp-
tus Tree, for liking NY story. Ii is
1 a comfort to feel that one isn't idling
ones life away would hate 10 feel
that | was an idle Tree and did moth
Ing at all. | am sure l would be
most unhappy
You can't be unhappy because you
|, aren't idle and because You do good
said the other trees. That must be
the secret Of your happiness. You're
! so busy
; 81 DO believe you're right. trees
said Mother Eucalyptus Tree.
well she continued after a
pause, the baby blue-slim seedlings
take up water very quickly and can
drink or sap il up without any trouble
/ $50 we used to be planted where
:. there were marshes and we would
drink up the marshy. unhealthy water
because Ii wouldn't hur rs, and we
knew ii would hurt others. oh. how
| many mosquitoes we've driven away.
because we made the land no longer
marshy and so they didn't like it,
1--WE used to be planted so we
would do this work as regular bust
} hess and we did lot Of good But
whenever We get the chance we 10
what we can, for we know we are
given these helpful leaves and seed
lings to do a special wor; for the
world. And we do il Whenever We
can. and enjoy doing IL too
You're fine tree. and your family
Is fine family said the other trees
admrngly, and Mother Eucalyptus
smiled and bowed moss rohte
Thank You"