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Have You Ever Climbed a Tree?

Priyadarshini Gogoi 路 StoryWeaver 路 2 min read
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A monkey and squirrels on a tree
A girl dreaming about climbing trees

I love trees.

I love eating their fruits and smelling their flowers. And most of all, I love climbing them.

I want to climb every different kind of tree in the world.

A girl climbing a jackfruit tree

I want to climb a jackfruit tree.

It has a thick trunk for a good footing, and strong, sturdy branches to hold my weight.

But I will need to watch out for falling fruit!

A girl hiding in a chinar tree

I want to climb a chinar tree.

In autumn, it glows with bright, red leaves, and becomes the best hiding place.

But, in the winter, there are no leaves left to hide in.

A girl climbing a betelnut tree

I want to climb a betelnut tree.

Climbing would be easier if there were branches on the trunk.

But I will take it as a challenge and hop, hop, hop to the top!

A girl hanging by a branch of a moringa tree

I want to climb a moringa tree.

It looks easy to climb, at least to me.

But the trunk is so thin that the higher I climb, the more it will bend downwards.

A girl splashing through the waters of a mangrove

I want to climb a mangrove tree, with its spindly branches and giant, exposed roots.

But to climb a mangrove tree, I will have to splash through muddy, crocodile-filled water first.

A girl climbing up a khejri tree

I want to climb a khejri tree.

It would be tricky to climb the many thin, thorny branches.

But I will twist and dodge and avoid getting pricked.

A map of India with all the trees and states marked

I can鈥檛 wait to climb trees all across the country.

Can you name the different trees in the pictures and mark them on the map?