The Apple Tree

**The Apple Tree** is an episode of The Number Yoshis Return.

## Summary

Zero wants to climb an apple tree, but the rest of the Number Yoshis climb it, leaving no room for him.

## Plot

The episode starts with the Number Yoshis and their cousins sitting under an apple tree. One announces that she is going to climb the apple tree, and the rest of the Number Yoshis, including Zero, respond. Zero runs to the tree first, but gets comedically trampled by the rest of the Number Yoshis and their cousins, who climb the tree in counting order (1-20, 30-90, then 99). Zero then tries to climb the tree, but Ninety-Nine tells him that there is no room left for him, so Zero kicks the tree in anger, sits behind it and pouts.

Several minutes later, a group of Beedrill approach Zero, who is still pouting. One of the Beedrill claims that the apple tree is their tree. As they count backwards, the Beedrill fly around Zero in a backwards direction. Then they fly around themselves, which causes the Number Yoshis and their cousins (except Ten, who was hiding; but including Ninety-Nine, whom of which Zero immediately disappears) to fall out of the tree in a comedic fashion, one by one. Sixty gets annoyed by this and says he was just listening to a slapstick podcast. After they fall out, Eleven becomes bent, Eight finds out he has cracked his nose, and Six becomes twisted.

After calling the ambulance for medical aid for Eleven, Eight and Six, Zero develops an idea. Zero asks Ten if the former can climb the tree, to which Ten accepts because there is now room for Zero, now that the Number Yoshis and their cousins have fallen out. Zero tries several ways to climb the tree (including a staircase, a ladder and storage boxes), only for him to be pushed off by the Beedrill. Zero then finds out he can just climb it with his bare hands.

When Zero gets to the top of the tree, he stays with Ten, and they form the number, "100", resulting in the Beedrill to become frightened and fly away. The two high five each other, and Ten receives a text from Twelve that Eleven, Eight and Six have become better and are coming home tomorrow.

The next day, Eleven, Eight and Six come home and Zero tells the story of how he and Ten scared the Beedrill away. The rest of the Number Yoshis and their cousins applaud the two, and the episode ends with One baking a wedding cake and all of the Number Yoshis eating it.

## Quotes

**Beedrill 2**: "Hey, you! This is our tree, you little punk!"

**Zero**: "Uh huh, sure. What are you going to do about it?"

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**Sixty**: "Aw, come on! I was just listening to my slapstick podcast!" (he turns to look at the Number Yoshis and their cousins)

**Eleven** (crying): "Ow... oh, I'm bent!" (sobs)

**Eight**: "Arrgh! My nose! Why is it cracked?"

**Six**: "Ow... am I supposed to bend this way?"

**Zero**: "Six... you're twisted!"

**Six**: "I'm not insane!"

**Zero**: "No, I mean you're *twisted*! You look like a pretzel!"

**Six** (sarcastically): "Thanks for the help."

**Zero**: "Sheesh! Someone must have woken up on the wrong side on the bed today."

## Trivia

* Starting with this episode, Five wears a top-hat with a star on it.
* This marks the first appearance of Thirty, Forty, Fifty, Sixty, Seventy, Eighty, Ninety, and Ninety-Nine.
	+ One of the new Number Yoshis, Seventy, has long, sandy, rainbow hair.
* When the Number Yoshis climb up the apple tree, the normal counting order is used, but when they fall out of the tree, the reverse counting order is used.
* This episode is similar to the book, Chicka Chicka 123.