There is a tale in every tree
MANGALA RAMAMOORTHY
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The show helped children to understand the importance of trees.
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PHOTO: MOHAMMED YOUSUF
BEFRIEND A TREE: The show goes on.
It would be nice if every environmental studies (EVS) class were like this, where you get to sit in an open garden amidst trees that talk about themselves and their benefits. Is there any better way to learn about nature than this? Samskruthi, a forum for children at Saptaparni, Banjara Hills, organised an event to spread awareness about the importance of trees and its various benefits.
The evening started with a few nature-based poetry recited by various member children, in front of an audience that included many enthusiastic kids who had turned up with their parents.
Tree talk
Children dressed up as trees of different kinds came up to the stage one by one and spoke a few lines about usefulness of the tree. The host would then take on from there and continue to enlighten the crowd with more information and trivia about each tree. The evening was kept highly interactive and the organisers would occasionally throw questions at the kids sitting in the audience and allow them to get back with their thoughts.
But the most important part of the programme was a puppet show by Mrs. Ratnamala Nori, who runs an NGO called Nori art and puppetry centre, and her husband, along with her colleagues. Titled The Giving Tree, the show was based on the book by author Shel Silverstein by the same name. The story is a short moral tale about a relationship between a young boy and a tree in a forest. It tells the account of how the tree loves the boy, and helps the boy with his needs throughout his life, from the boy's childhood to his old age. The tree always tries its best to help the boy, though the boy is neither thankful nor does he tend the tree, the tree never complains. The aim of the show was to help children understand the importance of loving trees and to encourage them to take care of it. The puppets wearing colours costumes, interesting dialogues and captive music made it an engrossing as well as an enlightening event for everyone present. The puppets gave a happy ending to the evening by dancing and clapping to It's time to be happy song, which was followed by a round of snacks and beverages for everyone.
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