One Million Project Magazine

THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE
Story and Original Concept BY: Paul “Skelly” Skelton. Edited and Redrafted by Jason Greenfield
CHAPTER ONE: THIS WHOLE WORLD
‘Ey up Jack lad, yer Uncle Jim’s nodded off,
he he he,’ laughed Dick
‘He has, he he, he has Granddad!’ Jack replied,
‘Granddad? Do you ever nod off?’
‘Nay lad, I have to keep alert, being the
biggest and oldest tree in this whole
world.’
‘Keep alert Granddad? What do you have
to keep alert for?’
‚Well...er... just to look out for us all, ahem…
yes, that’s it. You know Jack lad, I make
sure we’re all happy, and safe. Mm yes.’
Dick smiled benignly at his Grandson.
‘I always feel happy and safe with you
Grandad, and Uncle Jim, but, well, how big
is this whole world Granddad?’ asked Jack
earnestly.
‘Ah, yes, well you see them common trees,
them shabby ones way over theer?’
(Jack was too small to see them), ‘Well,
they’s near the end of this world and, furthermore
..,’Dick continued importantly,
‘...it’s about the same distance whichever
direction you look.’
‘WOW!’ exclaimed Jack excitedly ‘How do
you know that Granddad … coz we’re,
we’re rooted aren’t we? So, as we don’t
move, how can we know over theer is the
end of this whole world? Is it just coz we’re
intelligent?’
‘Oh yes we’re Nordic pines, we ARE intelligent,
as are the birds, to some extent.
They fly about in all directions and bring us
information... Plus I was here at the
beginning of time, just after this world was
formed and there were no other trees back
then and I could see in all directions Jack
lad.’
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