®hp (jputurr The Training of the Saplings LONG, long ago. when the world was new. the gods sat on Mount Olympus, and, looking at their work, felt disturbed; for ocean, mountain, and plain seemed useless. The land was bare, the water idle. Then ingenious Demeter said, Let us plant on these hills and plains two kinds of forests; one of wood, which we shall care for, and one of human beings, who must care for themselves.” The gods soon noticed that the young saplings in the forest of wood were often twisted and gnarled because the bad branches on the tiny shoots choked out the good ones. Messengers were sent through the forest to cut off the bad branches, straighten twisted ones, and to coax the good ones to grow. Soon the saplings were straight and strong, and in time grew to be mighty trees. The gods rejoiced, but were soon saddened by sounds from the human forests. The human forests had failed to care for themselves, and many of the young were twisted and gnarled and knotted, too. The gods hardly knew what to do. but Athena said, “Let the young saplings care for the tiny shoots and cut ofT the weak branches as we did in our forest.” Well spoken. Athena; but how are the young saplings to know which branches are good, which bad?” They did their best, but they cut off good branches, twisted straight ones, and coaxed bad ones to grow. The gods must help again! Well.” said Zeus, the more experienced trees must train the young saplings in their work and teach them to know the good from the bad. The saplings were gathered in groups to be taught by the older trees how to train the tiny shoots. Centuries later the beautiful Lake Winnebago invited one of these groups to locate near its shores, where we still find it. The noble trees in our training department are doing patiently the will of the gods as they train the young saplings of Wisconsin to help the tiny shoots to become mighty trees. 10
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