# Have You Ever Climbed a Tree? - Source: StoryWeaver (storyweaver.org.in), CC BY, Pratham Books, StoryWeaver, CC BY 4.0 - Reading level: Grades 3 and 4 - Subjects: Stories, Nature - Topics: climb, tree, want, branches, love, trees - Length: 249 words, about 2 min - By: Priyadarshini Gogoi - Original: - Page: - Open in Sprouts: 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. 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! 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. 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! 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. 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. 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. I can’t wait to climb trees all across the country. **Can you name the different trees in the pictures and mark them on the map?** ## Picture credits - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 () - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 () - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 () - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 () - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 () - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 () - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 () - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 () - Barkha Lohia, CC BY 4.0 ()