THE NEEM TREE

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                      THE NEEM TREE

 * Adapted from Indira Anathakrishnan.
* Neem tree - Azadirachta indica.
* In Arafat,Mecca - Prophet Mohammed planted 50000 saplings of neem tree.

THE STORY GIST

* Malar, a school student gazes out of the window and admires a neem tree in her school.
* The teacher calls out Malar and scolds her for day dreaming.
* Malar likes to participate in the schools annual day function, but the teacher hesitates to take her.
* Malar first likes to act in a play , then selects to dance.
* Malar's grandmother says " keep your flag flying high".
* Malar likes the white flowers of the neem tree, it will look like pearls on them.
* Malar sees three man marking on the neem tree, and comes to know the tree is going to be cut for construction of a toilet.
* She hurriedly takes her friend Nila, to the Principal's room and pleads to the Principal not to cut the tree. Then the Principal agrees to Malar's request .
* Malar is given the role "curtain raiser", she feels very unhappy.
* But Malar asks teacher for another chance and the Principal too wants to give Malar a chance.
* On the Annual day , Malar performs well and is been congratulated by the teacher and the principal.

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