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The tale of three trees is a traditional folk tale that beautifully depicts the mes-sage of Christ’s birth, ministry on earth and death on the cross. It is a story that has been told for many years and speaks to all generations. It is much more than a Christmas story, but is especially meaningful during the Christmas season. Read it together as a family, reflect on the meaning through your advent season or share it at the dinner table on Christmas day. Merry Christmas!
THIS FILE INCLUDES: A foldable mini story book, coloring page, foldable treasure chest, cut and fold cone trees for decorating, colored and out-lined tree banner, large and small printable images
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On
a s
un
ny m
ou
nta
in t
op
far
aw
ay
, th
ree
litt
le t
rees
be-
gan
to g
row
. T
hey
wer
e sm
all
and f
ull
of
dre
ams.
T
he
firs
t li
ttle
tre
e dre
amed
of
rich
es a
nd w
ealt
h.
“I w
ant
to
hold
gold
and d
iam
onds!
I w
ill
bec
om
e th
e m
ost
bea
uti
ful
trea
sure
ches
t in
all
the
worl
d!”
T
he
seco
nd t
ree
looked
longin
gly
at
a li
ttle
str
eam
, fl
ow
ing
dow
n t
he
mounta
in s
ide
and i
nto
the
gre
at o
cean
. “I
wan
t to
sa
il t
he
mig
hty
wat
ers
and c
arry
pow
erfu
l kin
gs!
I’l
l b
e th
e la
rges
t, m
ost
str
onges
t sh
ip i
n a
ll t
he
worl
d!”
T
he
thir
d t
ree
looked
dow
n a
t th
e busy
lit
tle
vil
lage
in t
he
val
ley,
full
of
men
at
work
and c
hil
dre
n a
t p
lay.
“I d
on
’t w
ant
to b
e cu
t d
ow
n.
I w
ant
to s
tay h
ere
on t
he
mounta
in t
op a
nd
gro
w s
trai
ght
and t
all.
I w
ant
to b
e so
tal
l th
at w
hen
peo
ple
lo
ok u
p a
t m
e, t
hey
see
me
poin
ting t
o h
eaven
an
d t
hin
k o
f G
od.”
T
he
yea
rs w
ent
by.
Rai
ns
cam
e an
d t
he
sun s
ho
ne
on
th
e li
ttle
tr
ees.
They
gre
w t
all
and s
trong.
One
day
, th
ree
wo
od
cutt
ers
cam
e cl
imbin
g u
p t
he
mounta
in s
ide.
On
e wo
od
cutter lo
oked
at the first tree an
d th
ought,
“This
tree is beau
tiful, it w
ill wo
rk p
erfectly fo
r me.” H
e swu
ng h
is ax
e and
the first tree fell to
the g
round. “N
ow
I will b
e mad
e in
to a b
eautifu
l treasure ch
est to h
old
gold
and d
iamonds!”
Th
e first tree tho
ught.
Th
e nex
t wo
odcu
tter looked
at the seco
nd tree an
d said
, “This
tree loo
ks v
ery stro
ng. T
his is d
efinitely
the tree fo
r me.” H
e sw
un
g h
is axe an
d th
e second tree fell to
the g
round. “N
ow
I w
ill beco
me th
e strongest sh
ip in
all the w
orld
!” thought th
e seco
nd tree.
Th
e third
tree grew
sad, an
d h
er heart san
k as th
e last wood-
cutter w
alked
tow
ard h
er. She h
ad g
row
n v
ery straig
ht an
d
tall, reachin
g u
p to
the sk
y. S
he sto
od p
roudly
as the w
ood-
cutter
loo
ked
u
p
at her.
He
did
not
seem
impressed
. H
e sw
un
g is ax
e and m
uttered
, “I don
’t need
anyth
ing sp
ecial, an
y tree w
ill wo
rk fo
r me.” T
he th
ird tree fell w
ith a th
ud.
Th
e first tree was carried
into
a carpen
ter’s shop, w
here sh
e w
as cut an
d n
ailed to
geth
er to fo
rm a feed
ing b
ox fo
r ani-
mals. T
he sad
tree realized sh
e was n
ot ev
er goin
g to
be co
v-
ered in
go
ld o
r filled w
ith fin
e treasure. In
stead, sh
e was d
irty
and
filled w
ith fo
od fo
r hungry
anim
als. T
he seco
nd
tree grew
excited
as the w
oodcu
tter bro
ught h
er in
to a sh
ipp
ing y
ard. “M
y d
reams are co
min
g tru
e! I will b
e-co
me th
e mig
htiest sh
ip in
all the
world
! I will sail th
e great o
cean!” In
stead, th
e mig
hty
tree w
as cut an
d h
amm
ered in
to a sm
all fishin
g b
oat. S
he w
as no
t stro
ng en
ough
to sail th
e mig
hty
ocean
or b
ig en
ough
for th
e fast
river.
Instead
sh
e w
as tak
en
to a
quiet
lake
to catch
sm
elly fish
. T
he th
ird tree w
as sad. A
ll she ev
er wan
ted to
do
was g
row
tall an
d p
rou
d an
d p
oin
t peo
ple to
heav
en. In
stead, sh
e was
cut d
ow
n in
to lo
ng p
ieces of w
oo
d an
d left in
a pile at th
e lu
mber y
ard. “I w
anted
to p
oin
t peo
ple to
God
, now
I’ve b
een
left here an
d th
ey’v
e forg
otten
all about m
e” she th
ou
gh
t. T
he
day
s p
assed b
y an
d th
ree trees
forg
ot
all ab
ou
t th
eir dream
s. T
hen
, one n
ight, a p
recious b
aby w
as wrap
ped
in clo
th an
d
placed
in th
e wo
oden
feed b
ox to
sleep. P
eople cam
e and
bow
ed d
ow
n to
th
e bab
y,
anim
als gazed
in
w
ond
er an
d a
gleam
ing star sh
ow
n d
ow
n o
n h
im. A
ll of creatio
n seem
ed to
sin
g fo
r joy. T
he w
ind
whisp
ered an
d th
e trees rustled
. In th
at m
om
ent, th
e first tree kn
ew th
at she w
as ho
ldin
g th
e mo
st valu
able treasu
re in all th
e wo
rld!
One d
ay a g
roup o
f tired trav
elers gath
ered o
nto
the sm
all fish
ing b
oat. O
ne o
f the m
en fell asleep
as the b
oat d
rifted o
ut
onto
the w
ater. The rain
started to
fall, thun
der crash
ed an
d
win
d to
ssed th
e wav
es. Th
e little boat ro
cked
back
and
forth
. Th
e se
con
d t
ree
was
sca
red. S
he
was
not
big
en
ou
gh
or
stro
ng
eno
ugh
to
kee
p t
he
trav
eler
s sa
fe d
uri
ng t
his
sto
rm.
Sudden
ly,
the
man
th
at w
as a
slee
p s
too
d u
p.
He
stre
tched
out
his
han
ds
and
co
mm
anded
the
wav
es t
o S
TO
P!
Th
e se
a an
d t
he
win
d
ob
eyed
. A
ll w
as a
t pea
ce.
It w
as t
hen
th
at t
he
seco
nd t
ree
re-
aliz
ed s
he
was
car
ryin
g t
he
gre
ates
t K
ing i
n a
ll o
f h
eaven
and
eart
h.
On
Fri
day
morn
ing,
the
thir
d t
ree
was
yan
ked
har
shly
fro
m a
w
oo
dp
ile
and n
aile
d t
oget
her
. A
n i
nju
red
man
pic
ked
her
up
and
car
ried
her
acr
oss
his
ble
edin
g b
ack.
He
carr
ied
her
dow
n
a ro
cky p
ath,
thro
ugh a
cro
wd
of
angry
peo
ple
. T
hey
yel
led a
t th
e m
an a
nd s
pit
on h
im a
s th
ey p
asse
d.
Sh
e w
as h
orr
ifie
d a
s so
ldie
rs n
aile
d t
he
man
’s h
and
s to
her
, th
en s
too
d h
er u
p i
n
fro
nt
of
ever
yone.
They
hu
rled
insu
lts
and
mo
cked
the
man
. T
he
tree
fel
t as
ham
ed a
nd
co
nfu
sed
as
the
man
hu
ng t
her
e to
d
ie.
Bu
t th
en,
som
ethin
g w
on
der
ful
hap
pen
ed.
Su
nday
morn
-in
g c
ame,
the
gro
und s
ho
ok a
nd
th
e ea
rth
rej
oic
ed!
The
man
th
at h
ad b
een nai
led to
a
tree
w
as al
ive!
H
e h
ad d
efea
ted
dea
th a
nd
chan
ged
ever
yth
ing.
Th
e tr
ee k
new
that
fro
m n
ow
o
n,
ever
y t
ime
som
eone
loo
ked
at
her
th
ey w
ou
ld t
hin
k o
f G
od
.
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and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only
Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only Son from the
Father, full of grace and truth.
The One Who Made Us Has Come To Live With Us!
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The One Who Made Us Has Come To Live With Us!