The Fall Guys
THE CHRONICLES
Dear Chronicle,
Giggle Sprout and I spent the afternoon investigating something of significant importance.
Something peculiar is happening to the trees.
Their leaves are changing colour.
Last week, they were green.
Today, they're yellow, orange, and red.
Some are even brown, which I consider a rather unfortunate choice.
We jumped into piles of leaves, tossed them in the air, and tried to bury each other.
This was great fun right up to the moment I got one stuck in my ear.
Giggle Sprout found this hilarious—until one landed in his eye.
Serves him right.
But back to the more important question:
why do leaves change colour and fall off trees?
Giggle Sprout explained that trees run giant juice factories all summer. The leaves, he said, are the workers, and they wear green uniforms.
When winter approaches, the trees shut down production, squeeze the last of the sugar juice out of the leaves, and send the workers packing.
The poor leaves have to leave their green uniforms behind, which explains why they're all dressed in different colours when they hit the ground.
“Nothing personal,” Giggle Sprout added. “Just business.”
I told him this was ridiculous.
But then I looked at the trees. They really were letting go of their leaves, and those leaves really were changing colour first.
Perhaps Giggle Sprout wasn't entirely wrong.
If that's the case, then the Tree Factory could use a visit from the Labour Board.
Firing workers is one thing.
Making some of them wear brown uniforms on their way out is just mean.
