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This poem about trees in autumn is

told by Cherokee people.

Long a g o , th e tre e s w e re told

th e y m ust sta y a w a k e
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seven d a y s an d n ig h ts,

but only th e c e d a r,

th e pine an d th e sp ru ce

sta y e d a w a k e until /

th a t se ve n th night. • V

Th e re w a rd th e y w e re g iven

w a s to a lw a y s be g re e n ,

w h ile all th e o th e r tre e s

m ust shed th e ir le a v e s.