Once upon a time, there was a beautiful forest that loved its king until a brutal wind thought he could destroy the trees and animals of the wood with its breath. The Nasty North Wind starts a fierce argument with the Christmas Frost King about the Polar Forest. It wants to test the trees of the Polar Forest to see if they have love for the Christmas Frost King and his animals. The Frost King says the Nasty North Wind may test the trees, but he cannot kill them. The Nasty North Wind is sure the trees will not care about the animals of the forest or their king. In outrage, the Frost King slams his magical ice scepter against the palace wall and sends rays of light into the North Wind, which causes him to shrink. He tells him to be gone and not to return until the test is complete. Furthermore, he is sure that the Polar Forest will pass the test and stand tall against the Wind. If the Polar Forest passes the test, then the Christmas Frost King says that the Nasty North Wind will be banished to the South Pole.
So, the Nasty North Wind sets out through the Polar Forest and sends the worst storms in years with sleet, rain, snow, and ice. However, a creature like the Littlest of Little Birds can’t even fly fast enough to escape the wind to shelter. The Birch Tree, the Oak Tree, and the Willow Tree try to save the Little Bird, but she loses most of her feathers, has a hard time flying, and can no longer sing with her sore throat. Then, the Spruce Tree, Pine Tree, and Little Juniper Tree shield the Littlest of Little Birds. By example, the Three Evergreen Trees cause all the other evergreen trees of the Polar Forest to defend every large and small animal throughout the wintertime storms. Although the Nasty North Wind blasts gales and gusts, the Evergreens stand tall. The harder the Wind blows against the Evergreens, the more resolute the trees become to defeat him. So, the Little Bird lives to see the springtime and sings a new song.
When the Nasty North Wind returns to the Christmas Frost King, the Wind cannot believe that the Polar Forest passed the test. The Christmas Frost King decrees that for the rest of his days he will not touch any spruce, pine, or little juniper trees on Earth. He is banished to the South Pole, except for the three winter months. Each fall when the season turns to winter, he may blow peaceful winds, but that is all. He will never again pluck a needle from the Evergreens of the Earth. He will also never attack the Frost King’s palace again. Then, the Christmas Frost King calls forth the Littlest of Little Birds. For the rest of her days, the Little Bird sings in the court of the Christmas Frost King, winter, spring, summer, and fall.
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