Tree-climbing

Asher and his sister were talking about climbing a tree. Asher's elephant was very interested in this.  He had never thought about climbing a tree before. He wondered what kind of tree he would be good at climbing. He thought that a palm tree might be fun to climb, but then he decided there were not enough branches on a palm tree for him to climb one.  He also thought about climbing a weeping willow, but he thought he would only get tangled in its branches. Then he thought it would be fun to climb a cypress tree, but then he realized he would have to wade through a swamp to get to one.  Asher's elephant thought about climbing a pecan tree, but then he thought he might get distracted eating the pecans. He thought about climbing a fir tree, but he thought it would just bend over to the ground as he climbed it.  Next he thought about climbing a pear tree, but he had heard they blow over easily in wind storms and thought it would not be able to hold him.  He also thought about climbing pine trees and maple trees, but he thought he would only get sap all over himself.  He chuckled when he envisioned himself climbing a bonsai tree. He also thought about climbing a redwood tree, and decided it would be big enough and strong enough to hold him.  Now all he needed to do was find one!

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