²¥Òô7 Ô¢ÑÔ Òô» The Big Tree and the Woodpecker Beautiful things are not necessarily good, but good things are always beautiful. Once there was a tall tree with very beautiful branches. The tree was very proud of its good looks. One day a woodpecker came, landed on one of the branches and heard bugs crunching away inside the tree trunk. So it wanted to peck holes in the trunk and eat the bugs inside. But the tree could not stand to have its beautiful trunk full of holes. So it scolded the bird and chased it away. So the bugs inside the tree trunk kept eating and eating and eating, and they grew bigger and bigger, and they gave birth to more and more bugs. And eventually, the tree trunk was completely empty. One day a strong wind blew, and blew the tree down. In our lives we face many difficulties. But if we face them bravely and solve problems early, things will be much better for us in the future. Heaven gives us difficulties so that we will be stronger, and will be able to do greater things in our lives. |