Show THE SINGING TREES Of all the In n the the world whispered the pine trees one cold cold night not long ago we feel sure that we are the happiest That's n a nice way way to feel said Mr Moon but tell me why yo you iou feel that way I would be more than Interested In knowing We will VII te tell l you said the the pint pine trees Mr Moon got right behind them so he wouldn't t miss a n word they said We Ve arc are useful they began Weare We Ve are used In n great yards where th there there re are ships Oh shipyards said Mr Moon blinking wisely Yes Indeed 1 know nil all about ship yards Many has been the time when I 1 have looked down upon the ships being repaired or mend mended dI d. d I I have looked Into the big ships t too o. o They are wonderful S Sh Simply ply ply- wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- I 1 Mr Moon beamed as he be thought of ot them I 1 am glad to hear bear you OU are used In shipyards be said Tell me nIe more more about it ft Prom From us people c can can n obtain oil turpentine tur fur pentane and other us useful ful things things pitch pitch too y yNo No No wonder you are happy said Mr Mr Moon 1 But more than that makes us happy happy hap hap- py said the pine trees j Do tell me me menil nil all about the things that mal make yo you so so s happy happ asked Mr Moon I People say were we're handsome ne And that pleases us We want want to be ad nd- mired Its It's natural Isn't It 7 love lo tobe to toI tobe Quite said Mr 1 Moon 1 I I be e admired myself I like to Have peo people peb- peb pie like me when Im I'm round or only half round or of f a n cres crescent nt sh shape pe That makes us feel better better to to hear that you OU like to be admired too Sometimes we e fear we may become vain an and nuri 1 that wouldn't be lie nice ot at at allo all aU No o o one would love us then And the pine trees sighed at the very tho thought thought great great long sighs Cheer up up said said Mr r. r Moon You will with never become vain vain The pine trees sang a little now It makes us happy too they said salt i it t I II a 1 I U No Jo Wonder You Vou Are Happy Said Mr Moon because we can give gl e pleasure all nil the year ear around Its not Just In the spring and In the summer that we are ore green green we we are evergreen evergreen ot of the evergreen family II y To be sure Its It's nice to bud and burst forth Into pale green I leaves es a then to become stronger and darker and later on when autumn comes to have hove wonderful changing g colors o ored ot of red and orange yellow golden flame and nil all the rest We can cnn understand how these trees tree can can all nil be very happy But we think were we're the luckiest of all nil We are greenall green greenall all aU the year year all all the year Were popular all nil over over the thc world too and we will grow almost any any- where We like Ilke some climates better than others but we try to get al along ng In any and make ourselves get used to different different differ differ- ent eat places We really dont don't like big cities where there are factories which blow their smoke e over us But that's about all nil we Yc really object to s sNot Not much said Mr Moon youre pretty pleasant and contented J I think The Tile trees bowed politely as ns Mr Moon said this and sang him a little song Well We'll sing you a tune Kind friend Mr Moon i t We Well We'll II bow and well we'll dance And If you net get ct the chance Will win you try hard to think That we want YO you to wink When all this Is oer ocr And to ask us for tor more We Ju just t love to sing For Tor we wo like everything But the best beat thIng thins we know Is IB that were we're green when theres there's snow All night long Mr Muon Moon listened to the singing of the pine trees the happiest hap trees In the tine world And old King Snow listened too for he ice said re the trees that thai even JIl e like me |