THE TREE AND THE REED 



ELL, little one/' said a Tree to a 

 Reed that was growing at its foot, 

 " why do you not plant your feet 

 deeply in the ground, and raise 

 your head boldly in the air as I do ? " 



" I am contented with my lot/ 3 said the 

 Reed. " I may not be so grand, but I think I 

 am safer." 



" Safe ! " sneered the Tree. " Who shall 

 pluck me up by the roots or bow my head 

 to the ground ? " But it soon had to repent 

 of its boasting, for a hurricane arose which 



