We had The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages in my childhood home, and I read it countless times as a girl, finding it terrifying, mysterious, beautiful, and ultimately reassuring. But one day he does fall, seeing the splendor of his arboreal home for the first time, and going on (although he does not know it) to help create more life. Even Daniel's wise words cannot help him then, and eventually he is the last leaf on the tree, stubbornly clinging to life. When Winter comes, and it is time for him to fall, to die, Freddie is frightened, and refuses to let go of his branch. He experiences Spring, Summer and Fall, with all of their beauty and majesty. Freddie the leaf grows to maturity on the branch of a tree, surrounded by his fellow leaves, and guided in wisdom by Daniel, the largest and oldest leaf of all.
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