It will take several class periods and study periods to write all of this story. The following outline may be used, or the class may prepare another.

Chap. I. The kind of tree.

Chap. II. Where it grew. Its surroundings.

Chap. III. The coming of the wood-cutters and the cutting down of the tree.

Chap. IV. Its journey to the house where it was to serve as a Christmas tree.

Chap. V. Setting up the tree and trimming it.

Chap. VI. The celebration around the tree. When it was. Who were there. What they did.

Chap. VII. What became of the tree after Christmas, and how it felt about having been cut down for a Christmas tree.

Before beginning to write, decide which would be more interesting, to let the tree or some person tell the story.

Think about one chapter and talk it over in class. Get very clear pictures in your mind. Write this chapter during the next study period. Put into the story the little things that will make it clear and interesting to others.

At the next class period each of you may read what you have written. The other members of the class will notice good points, suggest ways of in-creasing the interest, and correct errors.

Perhaps the class will decide to work together on the story, putting together for each chapter the best work of different pupils. If you decide to do this, some one will write on the board each sentence as it is decided on, then the whole chapter may be copied on paper.

Finally, the story may be bound or written in a blank book and left in the school library. Later classes will be interested in it.