Chapter 2

THÉ LITTLÈ PÎNÈ TREE

pînè	leavèś	őther
wōōdś	needlèś	better
fãírý	gôld	sleep

A littlè pînè tree wáś^woś in thé wōōdś.

It had nô leavèś. It had needlèś.

Thé littlè tree sãìd, "Î dö not lîkè needlèś. Åll thé őther treeś in thé wōōdś havè prėttý leavèś. Î want^wont leavèś, töö. But Î will havè better leavèś. Î want^wont gôld leavèś."

Night câmè and thé littlè tree went tó^tö sleep. A fãírý câmè bŷ and gâvè it gôld leavèś.

wôkè	crîèd	glass
littlè	ágãìn	prėttý

When thé littlè tree wôkè it had leavèś of^uv gôld.

It sãìd, "Ôh, Î am sô prėttý! Nô őther tree haś gôld leavèś."

Night câmè.

A man câmè bŷ with a bag. Hê saw thé gôld leavèś. Hê tōōk them åll and pūt them intö hiś bag.

Thé pōōr littlè tree crîèd, "Î dö not want^wont gôld leavèś ágãìn. Î will havè glass leavèś."

night	sunshînè	bright
lōōkèd	wind	blew

Sô thé littlè tree went tó^tö sleep. Thé fãírý câmè bŷ and pūt thé glass leavèś on it.

Thé littlè tree wôkè and saw its glass leavèś.

How prėttý they lōōkèd in thé sunshînè! 'Nô őther tree wáś^woś sô bright.

Then a wind câmè up. It blew and blew.

Thé glass leavèś åll fell fróm thé tree and werè brôkén.

ágãìn	green
goat	huñgrý

Ágãìn thé littlè tree had nô leavèś. It wáś^woś verý sad, and sãìd, "Î will not havè gôld leavèś and Î will not havè glass leavèś. Î want^wont green leavèś. Î want^wont tó^tö bê lîkè thé őther treeś."

And thé littlè tree went tó^tö sleep. When it wôkè, it wáś^woś lîkè őther treeś. It had green leavèś.

A goat câmè bŷ. Hê saw thé green leavèś on thé littlè tree. Thé goat wáś^woś huñgrý and hê âtè åll thé leavèś.

happý

best

Then thé littlè tree sãìd, "Î dö not want^wont ãný leavèś. Î will not havè green leavèś, nor glass leavèś, nor gôld leavèś. Î lîkè mŷ needlèś best."

And thé littlè tree went tó^tö sleep. Thé fãírý gâvè it whåt it wanted^wontéd.