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Relatos de transformación y esperanza

THE TREE AND THE GIRL
Maily Alejandra Herrera Jaimes

One beautiful morning I woke up like never before,
really happy because I had received the best news

of my life, that the tree that grew with me was not
going to be cut down, by a miracle of love, he was a

big tree, beautiful and with many flowers, where I
went to play every morning, I had a great time next
to my great friend who I called Joy, that was for me,

he gave me shade.

When I played "Tag" with my friends, he would give
me a hiding place when I had to hide from them,
and the best part of all was when I climbed up to his
branches I felt very safe as if he was taking care of

me so that I would not fall into the void, he was
everything to me, he was one of the best friends a

girl could have, he listened to my joys and sorrows,
when suddenly one day I do not know the reason
why the tree dried up and never blossomed again, I

felt that I was dying with him for many days, crying.

My heart wanted to get out, I couldn't bear the pain
of seeing the tree dry every day, because the
neighbors decided that it was better to cut down it,

because it was a danger for the children if it fell. The
next day I spoke with the people who were going to
cut down the tree to give me the opportunity to

recover their roots, then I started working hard with
it, providing him love and energy. The magic

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