One day a man saw an old tree in a field (שדה). He was very happy.
“Ah, this old tree is big and strong. It is just what I need. I can cut it down.”
The tree was sad and said, “Oh, please don’t cut me down.
I am the only (יחיד) tree here. I am old, but I have many friends.”
The man did not listen to the tree and he started to cut it down.

The birds cried, “Please don’t hurt this tree. It’s our friend. We live in the branches.”
But the man did not listen to the birds. He wanted to make a new table and chairs. So he cut some more.

The giraffe cried, “Please don’t hurt this tree. It’s our friend.
We eat its leaves – they give us energy.”
But the man did not listen to the giraffe, and he cut some more.
The monkey cried, “Please don’t hurt this tree.
It’s our friend. We eat its nuts – they give us energy.”
But the man did not listen to the monkey, and he cut some more.

The monkey cried, “Please don’t hurt this tree.
It’s our friend. We eat its nuts – they give us energy.”
But the man did not listen to the monkey, and he cut some more.

The bees cried, “Please don’t hurt this tree. It’s our friend.
Our hive ( כוורת) is in its trunk (גזע). We make honey
in this tree. And look, it’s a nice place to eat your lunch.
You can sit under the tree out of the sun.”

But the man did not listen to the bees.
He sat under the tree to eat his lunch.
He was hot and hungry,
but he was happy.

b. Say true or false 

1. The tree has no friends.

2. The man listened to the tree.

3. The giraffes eat the leaves on the tree.

4. The tree and the bees are friends.

c. Answer.

1. What did the man see in the field (שדה)?

2. What did the man want to make?

3. Who eats nuts from the tree?

4. Where did the man eat his lunch?

5. How (איך) did the man feel (הרגיש)?