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Title: Two Leaves, excerpt from Bambi, A Life in the Woods
Author: Felix Salten
Setting: The story is set in a forest
Characters:
Red Leaf: A vibrant red leaf, representing the summer season Red Leaf is full of life
and energy, capturing the joys and energy of summer.
Yellow Leaf: A golden yellow leaf, symbolizing the autumn season. Yellow Leaf is
wise and thoughtful, like the knowledge and acceptance that come with the seasons changing.
Plot: (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement/Ending)
Red Leaf and Yellow Leaf are two leaves in the bush. They grow on different
branches. They both want to try new things and are excited for what's to come. Red Leaf and
Yellow Leaf see the beauty and difficulties that come with each change of season. They meet
animals like mice, birds, and rabbits, which teach them important lessons about how to stay
alive and how life works. When autumn comes, Yellow Leaf starts to turn different colors and
gets ready to fall off the tree. Red Leaf, who is still full of life and energy, tries to get Yellow
Leaf to stay and enjoy the rest of summer. Even though Red Leaf begs it not to, Yellow Leaf
gives up and gently falls to the forest floor. Now that Red Leaf is on her own, she learns how
important it is to accept change and how wise Yellow Leaf's choice was. When winter comes,
snow covers the forest, and Red Leaf finally dies. But their friendship and the lessons they
learned live on in the forest, telling other leaves of the cycle of life and how important it is to
accept change.
Theme:
The story explores the themes of change, friendship, and acceptance.
Lesson Learned:
Through Red Leaf and Yellow Leaf's journey, we learn how important it is to accept
change and go with the flow of life. The story shows us that change is a part of life and that
we can find power, wisdom, and new starts by accepting and adapting to change. Also, Red
Leaf and Yellow Leaf's friendship shows how powerful it is to work together and how
beautiful it is to celebrate and accept our differences.