The Question Tree
by Namu Marupudi
In a quiet meadow stands a tiny golden sapling with a secret: every question makes it grow.
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One sunny morning, a young girl wanders into a quiet meadow and finds a small sapling standing alone, its bark glowing with a golden shimmer. Then the tree rustles and whispers in a soft, kind voice: 'Ask me a question.' She thinks for a moment and asks, 'Why is the sky blue?' — and the moment the question leaves her lips, a brand new leaf unfurls from a tiny branch, glowing bright green. Her question made the tree grow! The next day she brings Maya and Liam: Maya asks about rainbows, Liam wonders about clouds, and with every question more leaves appear, buds forming, branches blooming faster and faster — fed by shared curiosity. That evening, the girl returns alone and asks, 'What are stars made of?' — and as darkness falls, the tree begins to glow, its golden bark shimmering like starlight, tiny lights dancing along its leaves. And their teacher says the thing the tree already knew: 'Never stop asking questions. Curiosity makes us grow, just like the tree.'
- Sapling — a very young tree
- Shimmer — to glow with a soft, wavering light
- Question — what you ask when you want to know
- Unfurl — to open up, like a new leaf
- Curiosity — wanting to know more about everything
- Bloom — to burst into flower
- Meadow — a quiet field of grass and flowers
- Grow — what questions and trees and children all do
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