For a hundred years, an old banyan tree stood tall in the village, its branches wide enough to shelter birds, squirrels, and tired travelers from the sun.
Children played in its shade every single day.
One stormy night, the wind blew so hard that the old tree finally fell. The village felt quiet and sad without it.
But when spring came, something wonderful happened — tiny green shoots grew from the seeds the old tree had dropped for years.
Slowly, new little trees grew tall, offering shade once again. The old tree was gone, but its kindness lived on in every new leaf.