Transcript The Great Kapok Tree - Delaware Access Project

Two men walked into the
rainforest. The animals were
very quiet as they watched the
men. One of the men pointed
to a big Kapok tree and left.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
The other man picked up his
ax. He hit the Kapok tree.
Whack! Whack! Whack! It
was very loud. The wood was
hard. Soon, the man got tired
of cutting. He sat down and
fell asleep.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
A boa constrictor lived in the
Kapok tree. He looked at the
hole in the tree from the ax. The
boa constrictor told the man to
not cut down the tree. His family
had lived in the tree for a long
time.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
A bee buzzed by the man’s ear.
The bee told the man that his
hive was in the tree. The bee
helped all the trees and flowers
in the rainforest grow. If the
tree was cut down, the bee
would lose his hive. He
wouldn’t be able to help the
trees and flowers grow.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
A family of monkeys came
down from the canopy of the
Kapok tree. They were afraid
the man would cut down all of
trees in the rainforest. Without
the trees, the soil would wash
away in the rain.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
A toucan flew down from the
canopy of the Kapok tree. It told
the man not to cut down the tree.
If the trees are cut down, people
will take the land from the
animals. The land will be ruined.
The toucan wanted the rainforest
to stay beautiful.
The animals did not want the tree
cut down.
A small tree frog crawled next
to the man. He told the man
that cutting down the tree
would ruin the rainforest.
Many of the animals would
lose their home.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
A jaguar jumped down from
the understory. He walked
quietly over to the man. The
jaguar ate animals that lived in
the tree. If the tree was cut
down, the jaguar would not
have any food to eat.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
Four porcupines came down
from the branches. They told
the man that the tree made
oxygen. If the rainforest was
cut down, there would be
less oxygen in the air.
Animals and humans can not
live without oxygen.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
Anteaters climbed down the
tree to talk to the man. They
told him that if he cut down the
trees in the rainforest, his
children would live in a world
without trees.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
A sloth slowly climbed
down from the canopy. She
didn’t want the man to cut
down the tree because it
was so beautiful.
The animals did not want
the tree cut down.
The man woke up and saw a
boy who lived in the
rainforest. The boy and all
of the animals were looking
at him. They all needed the
Kapok tree.
The animals did not want
the tree cut down.
The man looked up. He saw
the sun shining on the leaves.
He saw beautiful plants and
smelled their flowers. The
animals were quiet.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
The man stood up and he picked
up his ax. He started to hit the
Kapok tree, but he stopped. He
looked at the animals and the
boy. The man dropped his ax
and he walked out of the
rainforest. The man saw the
beauty of the rainforest. He did
not cut down the Kapok tree.
The animals did not want the
tree cut down.
The End