A small red cedar tree seed said to its mother, “Mom, I have matured. Let Uncle Wind take me far away to root.”
“No, child,” the mother replied. “If you leave my care and the protection of your uncles, you won’t grow well. Stay by my side.” Unable to convince his mother, the red cedar seed had to root in the soil beneath his mother’s feet. Meanwhile, his siblings were carried by Uncle Wind to distant open fields where they took root.
When spring arrived, the seed sprouted from the soil. He looked at his mother’s tall stature and the massive branches of the uncles around him, feeling a sense of safety. When the strong wind blew, it howled, but surrounded by his uncles, the little red cedar remained unharmed. In heavy rain, with his mother as an umbrella, he felt as if he were in a greenhouse. The little red cedar thought, “It’s a good thing I didn’t go far away with Uncle Wind, otherwise, how would I withstand the wind and rain?”
However, when the little red cedar tried to absorb nutrients from the soil, they had already been taken by his uncles. When he tried to reach for sunlight and rain, his mother’s tall body blocked them. Year after year passed, and the little red cedar remained small and weak. He had become a tiny, frail tree that couldn’t grow. When he heard from Uncle Wind that his siblings, who had rooted far away, had grown into towering trees, he deeply realized, “One cannot grow up while lying in mother’s arms all the time.”
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
