| Walking through the oak forest (1)Accompanied by her father, Maria went to visit her grandmother. The way up there passed through a dense oak forest. In an instant, she remembered that at kindergarten she learned that the forest was made up of many trees. Hence, in the forest, she saw many young trees, but also some old trees. Then, the little girl curiously remarked the thick trunk of an old oak tree on the side of the path. In fact, the oak tree had been there for several centuries (2).In a little while, Maria caught a leaf. Hmmm, what might it be? At that instant, the little girl closely looked at the leaf. She noticed right away that the edges of the leaf looked like winding mountain paths. Afterwards, on her way to her grandmother’s, Maria found an acorn under an old oak tree. Therefore, in order to show it to her grandmother, she quickly put the acorn in her pocket (3). Up next, on the side of the path, the little girl recognized several bushes. For instance, Maria noticed the rosehip shrub was full of pink flowers. Then, she also saw an elderflower with blossoms that looked like white umbrellas. Moreover, she found in a glade a hawthorn bloomed and looked like a bouquet of flowers in a vase. Meanwhile, a hazelnut bush pampered itself in the soft light of the sun rays (4). Between the path and the bushes, several flowering plants were seeking for sunlight. Through their broad leaves, the little girl saw the delicate corollas of lily of the valley. She also noticed that the white flowers of the dead nettle looked like a multi-tiered cake. The nettle bushes dominated in height (5).Suddenly, a herd of wild boars scurried through the leaf layer in search of food. And that was because acorns were their favourite food. In a little while, a wild boar watched intently and was ready to attack. A red fox was also preparing to hunt a frightened rabbit, but because the rabbit was pretty quick on his feet, it ran away and never came back. Meanwhile, a deer scared by a fierce wolf began to jump like a rabbit. But as soon as the danger disappeared, the deer and the rabbit began to look for grass to feed on. Also, the wolf returned to its pack, the fox wandered through the forest and the wild boar, along with its flock, enjoyed the most delicious acorns (6).Maria heard a woodpecker ... She looked after it. Just then, a blackbird with feathers like coal held victorious a worm in its yellow beak. It was happy because it could take it to her little ones. A titmouse watched from a dry branch. At the same time, a jay was resting on another branch (7).Right after, Maria remembered the last summer’s walk in the forest. At that time, the blackberries were ripe, and the hazel tree was full of hazelnuts. The blackthorn was laden with drupes, and the branches of the hawthorn and of the rosehip bent under the burden of the red fruit. At the end, tired of walking through the forest, glad about what she had seen so far and with a mind full of thoughts on berries, Maria finally arrived at her grandmother’s house. There, she remembered about the acorn in her pocket. At that moment, Maria took the acorn out and, together with her grandmother and father, she planted it in the ground hoping that a huge and beautiful oak would grow from that small acorn (8). |
