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In the Plains T h e re is a w ood. T h e tre e s : b irc h es, b ird c h e rry , oaks. I t is a u tu m n . T h e re is a so ft ru s tlin g on th e bo u g h s. L eaves a re tu rn in g yellow an d fallin g . S p a rk lin g in d iffe re n t colors th e y b u rn in th e su n like a flam e. A b rillia n t ta p e s try sp re a d in g acro ss th e c re st of th e lo fty , ro llin g m o u n ta in s an d its fo re s t ed slopes. A pine is am o ng th em . A lw ays a deep g reen . Its delicate needles an d slender, plu m y b ra n ch e s m u rm u rin g w ith th e s lig h te st breeze. — W h y a re you g re e n ? T he o th e r tre e s a tta c k e d it a t once. W e a re all becom ing yellow , re d an d m a n y colored in th e fall. W e th ro w o u r leaves aw ay. Do you w a n t to m ak e y o u rse lf d istin c t in th e w ood? — I am a pine, w as th e a n sw er. — W h a t does it m ean, a p ine ? I s n ’t it a tre e , like w e a re ? A re n ’t you g ro w in g ? D on’t you h av e y o u r ro o ts in th e g ro u n d ? — I am a pine, it re p e a ted , m o d estly b u t w ith g e n tle d ig n i ty . — A s long as w e live, w e a re c h a n g in g o u r leaves . . . Y ou th e only one w a n t to keep y o u r g re e n needles. Y ou m ak e us lau g h . A re n ’t you a c tin g ? T h e ir la u g h sp re a d itse lf th ro u g h th e w oods. W hen, la te in F a ll sno w flakes flew an d covered b ra n c h e s w ith w h ite, an o u tra g e b u rs t out. — A re n ’t you rem o v in g y o u r n eed les? I t is tim e. W e fo rg o t long ago o u r g re e n leaves . . . — I am a pine, w as ag a in th e calm an sw er. T h en th e y buzzed. — G et o u t of h ere. Y ou a re n o t a tre e , you a re a s tra n g e r. Y o u r ru le s a re n o t n a tu ra l. I t is n o t possible th a t a tr u e tre e be g re e n in g a t th is tim e. T h e p ine low ered its b ra n c h e s to th e g ro und . I t h a d been g ro w in g h e re a long tim e an d keep in g its g ree n needles. I ts needles becam e s h a rp an d u n frie n d ly fro m th e ir in s u lts ; an d its p eak re a ch e d in to th e sky. I t fe lt lone ly suddenly. B u t, its u p rig h t s ta tu re a ttr a c te d th e eagle, w ho cam e fly in g , and re s te d on its peak. H e liked th is place because he could see over th e w hole wood. T h is lo fty b ird sh u n n e d th e p lain s. H e even avoided m e e tin g b ird s, c h irp in g on oaks an d elm s. F o r h e w as th e k in g o f b ird s. A n old b ird c h e rry eyed h im once on th e p in e ’s peak. — A n eagle is on th e s tra n g e r ’s peak, it sh o u ted . — Is n ’t it a sham e, an in su lt! H ow m a n y b e a u tifu l y o u n g tre e s a re in th is w ood, b irch e s, b ird c h e rrie s, elm s, beeches. A nd, he p re fe rs th e s tr a n g e r ! D id you h e a r it ? W h a t k in d o f a tre e is it? L e t’s chase th e eagle fro m th e re . I t sto le o u r b ird k ing . — I t stole him , it stole h im — echoed th ro u g h th e w oods. — I am a pine, b ra v e ly a n sw ered th e tre e . — W h a t is a p in e ? W h a t a re y o u r m e rits ? H ow is y o u r tim b e r? Y o u r only q u a lity seem s to be th a t you a re p u sh in g up... — I am m ad e fo r eagles, said th e pine. — A new o u tb u rst. F o r e a g le s ! D on’t w e h av e o u r p ea k s to o ? T h e tre e ex plained a g a in th a t it w as a pine. A h u n te r w as com ing. T h ey com plained. — T h e p in e sto le th e eagle fro m us. — W h ere is h e ? T h e h u n te r lifte d h is w eapon. — W ell, le t’s chase h im . A sh o t sounded th ro u g h th e w oods. T he p in e p e a k trem b led . T h e eagle did n o t m ove a w ing. T h e h u n te r becam e a n g ry . — L e t’s b u rn th e pin e fo r its w him s. W h a t fire b u rs t o u t of i t ! T he g re a t pin e tre e glow ed. F lam es g litte re d b etw een its w ide b ra n c h e s like fla g s; an d th e gold en sp a rk s sp ra y e d over its peak. A colum n of sm oke ro se des p e ra te ly in to th e a ir, b u t th e re w as no rescue. I t ’s precio u s re sin stre a m e d dow n like te a rs . T h e p ine b u rn ed , alm o st in a n in s ta n t, to its v e ry stu m p , a sa c ri fice to je a lo u sy an d ign o ran ce. I t becam e q u ie t in th e w oods. Q uiet an d u n ifo rm an d dull. G one w as th e low m u rm u rin g m u sic of th e pine, an d its e x q u isite b e a u ty . A n d th e eagle, k in g of b ird s? H e le ft, a n g rily fla p p in g h is w ings. H e n ev er re tu rn e d . H e b u ilt a n e st, h ig h on a rock, an d th e re d efen ds h is loneliness... L o fty an d inaccessible, h e fo r g o t th e b irch es, b ird c h e rrie s, beeches an d oaks. B u t th e m em ory of th e g org eo us sa crific e o f th e pine, felled in th e p lain s, n e v e r leaves h is fa ith fu l m ind. Olga Kobylanska IN MEMORIAM M em bers of C h a p te r 37 ex p re ss th e ir deep s y m p a th y to S tella F ed y k , on th e d e a th of h e r beloved f a th e r, Y akow K a rm a n . In lieu of flo w ers a c o n trib u tio n to p re ss fu n d , O U R L IF E , h a s been m ade. Anastasia Volker In lieu of flo w ers a c o n trib u tio n h a s been m ad e to th e P re ss F u n d of OU R L IF E in m em o ry o f P e te r S. Z aporozhetz. Wm. and A. Volker 20 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — 'ГРУДЕНЬ, 1963 REGIONAL HUTSUL COSTUME fo r w om en D elin eatio n S k etch w ith sam p les of m a te ria l P ric e $1.00 O U R L IF E Edited by Editorial Board Publ i shed by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. 4936 N. 13th St. Philadelphia 41, Pa. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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