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Oak Tree.

An old oak tree standing right in the middle of Fairyland no one knows exactly how old the tree is, it has stood braving the weather for hundreds of years. Under its large leafy boughs, many an animal has found shade and shelter from the storms that sometimes rage over this part of the world. In the autumn the ripe oak seeds fall to the floor, some to be eaten by the wild animals, some that took root and another young oak tree was soon to be seen. This tree has a hollow stem that one can easily hide in when danger threatens. One day a forester came looking in the woods to see whether there were any trees that needed to be chopped down as some were considered to be dangerous. Two years earlier the woodcutters had chopped down some very old elm trees and that had been a sad blow for the fairies and other inhabitants of the woods. The news that the forester had again made his appearance and had marked the old oak for chopping down spread very quickly throughout fairyland.

A meeting was called and all of fairyland attended to see what could be done to save the tree. All were allowed to speak even the animals and all could understand what was being said. I as a very good friend of the fairies was also asked to be present. I know most of the animals and little people living in Fairyland and it came as a surprise that Her Majesty, Queen Feeanna had cast a spell so that we could all understand what each animal or person had to say. Most of the little people were in favour of saving the tree and there were many suggestions as to how to save it from the woodsman’s axe. One I liked was put forward by one of the young deer, It said the tree should be turned into a young tree again in that way no woodsman would dream of chopping it down. Many other suggestions such as the tree should become invisible to all that came into the forest.

Her Majesty called the meeting to an end saying that she would have to get in touch with Mother Nature to see whether Mother Nature could help. A week later the tree was different. The hollow had completely filled in and the tree was now as strong as it had been some three hundred years ago. Her Majesty had spoken with Mother Nature who agreed that it would be a shame to cut down such an old tree that had given such good service to the peoples and animals of Fairyland.

A month passed by and the woodsman came with his freshly sharpened axe. The Forester had marked the oak tree with a special paint. The woodsman looked and looked for the oak tree but could only see the young strong oaks. None of the trees carried a marking and the woodsman went back to the forester and told him that no trees had been marked and he could not find an oak tree that was hollow. The forester himself came into fairyland with the woodsman. He too could find no tree that needed to be chopped down. Her Majesty took pity on the forester and woodsman and they both saw an old oak tree that was hollow. The tree had the foresters marking on it and the pair of them were happy. The forester left the woodchopper with the marked tree and the woodsman swung his axe and chopped and chopped until the old oak tree fell. The woodsman chopped the tree into lengths suitable for burning in fire grates and went on his way.

The inhabitants of Fairyland smiled as they saw the woodcutter chopping away at what seemed to be nothing. Soon all was back to normal and the real oak tree is still the good hiding place that it had been for such a long time. The animals of the forest and the fairies still play or shelter under the branches of the old oak. Mother Nature herself sees to it that no storms or floods could damage such an old tree and everyone wants the tree to remain in fairyland forever and ever.