Protecting the Village

Name: Protecting the Village
Author: Ross Merry da Gloria

by Ross Merry da Gloria

Ages 4–86 min readKindnessFree to read

When Sonia, Siku, and Atoi find a weeping tree in the mountains, they learn that their village is in danger. How will they help save their home from heavy rain?

A moving fable where a weeping thousand-year-old tree helps three children see that protecting the forest means protecting everyone they love.

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Written by Ross Merry da Gloria

License: CC BY NC 4.0

Source: Global Digital Library

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Questions to talk about together

Sonia was brave enough to talk to the crying casuarina tree while the others hung back — would you have stepped forward?
The tree said people never even noticed it — why is it important to notice the trees around us?
How can cutting down too many trees end up hurting the whole village?