Mateo Kado’s Home
Teo and Gadong don’t see each other often. Gadong lives in Manila and comes to Umingan only on holidays to visit his grandparents.
On those rare occasions, the two boys enjoy doing things together: music, sports, and reading.
One weekend Gadong lent Teo his new book, “Tell Me Why?” Teo read it while they were both up on a tree by the river.
“Listen to this, Gadong,” Teo said, “Why are rainforests in danger? Rainforests are warm and moist all year round, and they offer habitats for many living things. But people clear them for two reasons: 1) to graze animals; and 2) to gather wood for furniture and buildings!”
“Destroying rainforests causes global warming!” Gadong replied. “Rainforests hold rainwater. If rainforests are cleared, the Earth will become too warm. Oceans will dry up and this will kill all the fish; birds will have no homes and die.”
“Good morning!” greeted Kado, Teo’s talking cockatoo. It hovered near him, then flew away.
“I hope Kado will never lose his home,” Teo frowned.
“Not if we are kind to nature,” Gadong said. “Hello, Kado!”
“Our school will have tree planting next week.” Teo said. “One tree per student. But I will plant more – in my five lolas’ farm.”
“Really? Can we plant some tomorrow?”
“Let’s!” Teo replied.
“God bless you!” Kado said, swooping down, then soaring up.
Prayer:
Lord, bless the people who take care of our rainforests. Help us, too, to learn to take care of trees. Amen.
Memory verse:
“The earth and everything in it belong to the Lord. The world and all its people belong to him.” Psalm 24:1
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