![]() ![]() “One more round of hopeful people wishing for better things,” I corrected. “One more round,” Bongo said, “of greedy people bugging you with their needs.” ![]() ![]() Bongo, a crow and Red’s best friend, provides a counterpoint to the serenity of the old tree, especially about Wishing Day: Red has watched over this neighborhood for generations as a repository for the wishes of the people who visit every Wishing Day. “…if you find yourself standing near a particularly friendly-looking tree on a particularly lucky-feeling day, it can’t hurt to listen up.Īnd so Red, a Wise Old Tree, invites us to listen to this story of a tree, its inhabitants, and a neighborhood that sees the worst and then finds the best in itself. Katherine Applegate invites you to listen to trees. ![]()
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