The Magic Pencil

The seeds would get water from the rain and nutrients from the soil. This would help them grow, and eventually turn into trees. Grabbing the pencil she was using to finish her homework, Sara wondered if it was possible to have a seed inside this little piece of wood. Once children had finished using the pencil, they could simply throw it outside. Without realizing it, each child would be planting a new tree.


Sara was enthusiastic about this possibility. Could the same technology that had been used to destroy trees be used to save them? She ran home and discussed it with her father, who worked at a wood factory. He shared this idea with his friends at the factory. Everyone loved it, and could not believe a little girl had thought of it.
After days of hard work, they had succeeded in creating the first pencil with a seed in it. They knew this product would be a huge success. They realized they were right when those in charge of the community heard about this invention.
The government loved Sara’s creativity so much that it awarded her a special medal of excellence. It also passed a new law - now all children in all schools would only use these magic pencils as their stationery.
Slowly but surely, everything started turning green again. Sara felt extremely happy as she had been able to help the trees just as the trees had helped her so many times.