Hi everyone! Here is my assigned blog post for today. We each read a short book/story with trees as a main factor, and then answered the questions below. I read the (longish) short-story, The Fir Tree, by Hans Christian Andersen.

1. What is the title of your story? The Fir Tree
2. Who is the author? Hans Christian Andersen
3. Who are the main characters? The Fir Tree
4. What is the plot or storyline of the story? (a short summary is fine here) The story is about a young fir tree, who wishes for more in life, and does not rejoice in what he already has.
5. What role do trees play in the story? A tree is the main character.
6. What is the central conflict of the story? The central conflict is that the fir tree does not appreciate what he already has until it is all too late.
7. What is the outcome or solution to the conflict? The outcome is the tree finally learns to appreciate his youth and all he had before at the end of his life when the humans burn him.
8. How are trees used in the story? (main character, prop for action, metaphor or symbol?). Trees are used as the main character.
9. What is the overall message that is conveyed in the story? The overall message of this story is to appreciate what you have, and rejoice in your life as it is.
10. What should readers learn from reading this story? They should learn that to always want more does not lend itself to our happiness, it takes away from us and doesn’t let us appreciate what we have in the moment.
11. Take a picture of the cover or a page of your book- add it to your blog.
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