Please check again in an hour or tomorrow.

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No two leaves are really the same, even though they all grow on the same tree.

On Freddy's left is Alfred, on the right is Ben, and above his head is the cute girl Clay.

They grew up together, learned to dance when the spring breeze blew, lazily basked in the sun in the summer, and took a clean bath when a cool rain occasionally came.

Freddy's best friend is Daniel.

It is the largest leaf on this branch, and it seems to grow before other leaves have arrived.

Freddy also thinks that Daniel is the smartest.

Daniel told everyone that they were all part of a big tree, that they grew in the park, and that the big tree had strong roots buried deep in the ground.

The singing birds flying on the branches in the morning, the stars, the moon and the sun in the sky, and the changes in the seasons, no matter what, Daniel had a set of explanations.

Freddie thought it was great to be a leaf.

He likes his branches, his light leaf friends, his home high in the sky, the wind that pushes him here and there, the sun that warms him, and the moon that casts a gentle and white shadow on him.

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It's especially good in summer.

Freddy loved the long, hot days, and the warm nights were best for dreaming.

That summer, many people came to the park.

They all came to Freddy's tree and sat there to enjoy the shade.

Daniel told him that providing shade is one of the purposes of leaves.

"What is purpose?" Freddy asked.

"It's the reason for existence!" Daniel replied: "Making others feel comfortable is a reason for existence. It is also a reason for existence to provide shade for the elderly so that they don't have to hide in hot houses. Let the children have a

We can play in a cool place and use our leaves to fan people picnicking under the trees...these are the purpose of existence!"

Freddy liked old people best.

They always sit quietly on the cool grass, almost motionless.

They murmured and reminisced about the past.

Children are also very playful, although they sometimes dig holes in the bark of trees or carve their own names.

However, it is still very satisfying to see children running so fast and laughing so much.

But Freddy's summer was over quickly.

Just one night in October, summer suddenly disappeared.

Freddie had never been so cold, and all the leaves were shivering with cold.

A thin layer of white stuff was draped on them, which immediately melted when the sun came out and turned into crystal dew, making everyone wet all over.

It was Daniel who told them again: they had just experienced the first frost in their lives.

Autumn has arrived and winter is not far away.

In an instant, the entire tree, and even the entire park, were dyed in rich colors, with almost no green leaves to be found.

Alfred turned dark yellow, Ben turned bright orange, Claire turned fiery red, Daniel turned dark purple, and Freddy himself turned half red and half blue, with a hint of gold mixed in.

How beautiful!

Freddy and his friends turned the whole tree into a rainbow.

"We're all on the same tree, why are the colors different?" Freddie asked.

"We are all different! We have different experiences, we face the sun in different directions, the shadows cast are different, and of course the colors are different." Daniel replied in his usual tone of "that's how it is."

, and told Freddy that this wonderful season is called autumn.

One day, something strange happened.

In the past, the breeze would make them dance, but this day, the wind pushed and pulled the leaf stems, almost as if it was angry.

As a result, some leaves were torn off the branches, rolled into the air, scraped around, and finally fell gently to the ground.

All the leaves were scared.

"What's going on?" they murmured, you ask me, I ask you.

"That's what autumn is like," Daniel told them: "The time has come for the leaves to move. Some people call it death."

"Are we all going to die?" Freddy asked.

"Yes." Daniel said: "Everything dies. No matter big or small, strong or weak. We finish what we need to do first. We experience the sun and the moon, the wind and the rain. We learn to dance and laugh.

.and then we're going to die."

"I don't want to die!" Freddy said firmly, and then asked Daniel: "Are you going to die, Daniel?"

"Yes." Daniel replied: "When the time comes, I will die."

"When was that?" Freddie asked.

"No one knows what day it will be," Daniel replied.

Freddy noticed that other leaves were falling, and he thought: "It must be their time."

He saw some leaves struggling with the wind before falling, while some leaves just put his hand down and fell quietly.

Soon, the entire tree was almost empty.

"I'm so scared to death," Freddie told Daniel, "I don't know what's down there."

"It's natural for you to be afraid when you face things you don't know." Daniel comforted him: "But when spring turns into summer, you are not afraid. When summer turns into autumn, you are not afraid either. These are all

Natural changes. Why be afraid of the season of death?”

"Will our trees die too?" Freddy asked.

"Our tree is very powerful, but one day, the tree will die. But there is something stronger than the tree, and that is life. Life is always there, and we are all part of it," Daniel said.

"Where will we go when we die?" Freddie asked.

"No one knows, this is a big secret!" Daniel looked up into the distance.

"Will we come back in the spring?" Freddy asked again.

"We may not come back, but life will come back." Daniel is full of confidence.

"So what's the point of all this?" Freddy continued.

"If we are going to fall and die anyway, then why do we come here?" Daniel answered in his usual "that's it" tone: "It's for the sun and the moon, it's for everyone's happy time together, it's

For the shade of the trees, for the elderly and children, for the colors of autumn, and for the four seasons. Aren’t these enough?”

That afternoon, in the golden sunlight of dusk, Daniel let go.

Daniel, he walked away without a struggle.

When it fell, he seemed to be smiling peacefully.

"Well, goodbye for now, Freddie." He said calmly, smiling.

Early the next morning, it snowed for the first time.

The snow was very soft and white, but extremely cold.

There was almost no sunshine that day, and the days were extremely short.

Freddie found that his color had faded and he had become dry and brittle.

It's been so cold all the time, and the snow feels so heavy on my body.

In the early morning, a gust of wind carried Freddy away from his branch.

It didn't hurt at all, and Freddy felt himself floating down quietly, gently, and softly.

When he fell down, he saw the whole tree for the first time. What a strong and reliable tree! Please look again in an hour or tomorrow.

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No two leaves are really the same, even though they all grow on the same tree.

On Freddy's left is Alfred, on the right is Ben, and above his head is the cute girl Clay.

They grew up together, learned to dance when the spring breeze blew, lazily basked in the sun in the summer, and took a clean bath when a cool rain occasionally came.

Freddy's best friend is Daniel.

It is the largest leaf on this branch, and it seems to grow before other leaves have arrived.

Freddy also thinks that Daniel is the smartest.

Daniel told everyone that they were all part of a big tree, that they grew in the park, and that the big tree had strong roots buried deep in the ground.

The singing birds flying on the branches in the morning, the stars, the moon and the sun in the sky, and the changes in the seasons, no matter what, Daniel had a set of explanations.
To be continued...