Once upon a time, in a forest filled with different types of trees, there lived six trees named Teak, Poplar, Spruce, Sycamore, Pine, and Oak. They were the best of friends and loved to play together all day long.

One day, Teak had an idea for a game. He said, "Let's play hide and seek!" All the trees agreed and Poplar was chosen to be the seeker. Poplar counted to ten while the others ran off to hide.

Pine went and hid behind a rock, Spruce blended in with the other evergreens, Sycamore found a spot under a bush, and Oak squeezed himself between two large boulders. But Teak, who was known for being the most creative of them all, had a different idea. He climbed to the top of a nearby hill and disguised himself as a bush by tying branches all around himself.

When Poplar finished counting, he began to look for his friends. He found Pine behind the rock, Spruce hiding among the evergreens, Sycamore under the bush, and Oak squeezed between the boulders. But where was Teak? Poplar looked all over the forest but he couldn't find him.

Just as Poplar was about to give up, he heard a rustling noise coming from the hill. He cautiously approached and, to his surprise, found Teak disguised as a bush! Poplar shouted, "Teak, you're it!" and ran off to join the others.

Teak, still in his bush disguise, chased after Poplar but tripped and tumbled down the hill, unraveling all the branches he had tied around himself. The other trees couldn't stop laughing as they watched Teak roll down the hill, looking like a tumbleweed.

From that day on, the six trees continued to play hide and seek, but Teak never tried to disguise himself as a bush again. They all had a good laugh about it and continued to be the best of friends in the forest.

The end.

Reflections

1. What was the name of the game the trees played?
2. Who was chosen to be the seeker?
3. Where did each tree hide?
4. What did Teak do differently from the others?
5. How did Teak end up tumbling down the hill?
6. What lesson did the trees learn from playing the game?
7. If you were one of the trees, where would you have hidden?
8. What would you have done differently from Teak if you were playing the game?