THE WALNUT TREE 193 



WALNUT TREE THAT WANTED 

 TO BEAR TULIPS. 



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 stranger sawed 



Once upon a time a young Walnut lived in 

 the back yard of a tulip grower. 



The Walnut tree loved the 

 tulips. 



He was glad that 

 the sun was good to 

 them. 



Still he did 

 wish that the 

 sun would pay 

 him a long visit, 

 too. 



The tree knew 

 every tulip in the 

 garden. 



He said good-morn- 

 ing to them each day. 



And he gave each new one a hearty welcome. 



One day a strange tulip bloomed. 



