"The wind doesn't blow in the woods," said Donald.
"When we get out into the pasture we'll notice the trees there," said
Mr. Leonard.
"Isn't this a tiny tree?" said Susie. "I wonder what it is."
"That's an oak," said Frank. "The leaves tell that."
"Oaks grow from acorns," said Donald. "I'm going to dig this up and see if it grows like the seeds in the garden."
"What a long root it has!" said Susie as Donald dug about it. "Don't take it out, Don. Put the dirt back and let it grow to be a tree."
[Illustration: Oak sprout.]
"How long will it be before it gets as big as these trees, uncle?" asked
Frank.
"A great many years. Perhaps your father can tell about how old some of these trees are."
"I have cut some," said Mr. Leonard, "that were about a hundred years old."