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  How Leaves Got Their Color by Brooke A.

A long, long time ago, there were trees on Earth. There were tall trees, small tress, big trees and skinny trees, but none of them were the same. Although they were all different, they did share one common trait. They all had pink leaves.

During this time, there was an ugly old woman who was actually one of the gods from the heavens. She was kicked out of the heavens because the other gods thought she was too ugly and that everything she did and touched became ugly. So she came down to Earth to prove the other gods wrong. She got her wand and zapped all the leaves on the earth. She thought they were more ugly than her; they were just all white and pale, so she wanted to zap them all pink to make them beautiful.

Thousands of years later, another god came down from the heavens. He was a painter god. He came from the heavens because he wanted to make a sculpture that was so magnificent that every god in the heavens would want to see it. While he was looking for the sculpture, he came upon a big, pink tree. He liked the idea of a tree and its size. He also liked the leaves hanging on the branches, but the color of the tree was not very satisfying. So he decided to change all the leaves color on the earth.

Because he wanted leaves to be the main thing nature would admire, he decided to use nature's sources. Taking a handful of the sun's yellow, he put it in a handmade bowl made from the pink leaves, water, and dirt. Then he took a pinch of the sky of blue. He mixed yellow, and it made an earthy color. He called it green. After he was done mixing in the color, he took the handmade bowl and threw it up into the sky. The green splattered all over the leaves of the tress. He thought it looked wonderful, but he also thought it looked too plain. He went up into the heaven and got changing dust to put on every tree on the earth. When he was finally done with his masterpiece, he simply just stared at the tree. This is why the trees are green and change color. Even after millions of years, you can still see the painter god staring from up above at what he calls his masterpiece.

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