"I won't die!" said Freddie with determination. "Will you, Daniel?"....
"I'm afraid to die," Freddie told Daniel. "I don't know what's down there." "We all fear what we don't know, Freddie. It's natural," Daniel ressured him. "Yet, you were not afraid when Spring became Summer. You were not afraid when Summer became Fall. They were natural changes....

The first snow fell the following morning. It was soft, white, and gentle....
At dawn the wind came that took Freddie from his branch. It didn't hurt at all. He felt himself float quietly, gently and softly downward. As he fell, he saw the whole tree for the first time. How strong and firm it was! He was sure that it would live for a long time and he knew that he had been a part of its life and it made him proud....

He closed his eyes and fell sleep....

"the Fall of Freddie the Leaf" Leo Buscaglia

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