Neil Cross

The boy continued to learn to play his flute until he could play it
perfectly.

Onemorning the boy wokeuplatetohear hisgrandfather who was
beneath the tree playing his flute, but it was a tune he has never heard
before. He questioned his grandfather about the strange tune. His
grandfather did not answer.

The next morning the boy awoke to see his grandfather lying
beneath the tree. He wentout to see what the problem was, only to find
that his grandfather had passed away during the night. The boy went
on with his daily chores, leaving his grandfather’s body beneath the
treeashehad wished. The boy had one morechoreand that was to play
his flute beneath the tree. After that was over he went to bed. The next
day he woke up, and went over to the tree. He had noticed something
was different- there was another fruit on the tree with a different color
and shape. He then realized that his grandfather’s body had disap-
peared.

Itis said that this place still exists but only the Indian people know
aboutit. You cannot see this place onamapand itis impossible to find.
It is a beautiful place and would be nice to see but the caretakers fear
that the white man would do something foolish and disturb the tree.

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