Let’s go out and see proposed Nora Wait I need my coffee first said Mommy Nothing ever happened in the morning until Mommy had her cup of coffee We’ll go downstairs with Daddy in a little while she said Soon the apartment was filled with morning sounds and smells The alarm clock rang and Daddy got out of bed and into the shower Coffee began perking on the stove while Mommy dressed herself Daddy drank orange juice and coffee and ate two slices of toast but Nora and Teddy were too excited to eat They put on their winter coats toggle coats with hoods Teddy had a brown one and Nora had a green one And they put on their shoes Smart Nora tied all
the laces They were waiting at the door when Mommy and Daddy came Daddy smelled of shaving lotion and he carried a briefcase Hurry hurry said Teddy Or they’ll be all finished Even if they finish drilling they’ll have to do something with the hole promised Mommy As usual when they were in a rush the elevator took them up before they went down But at last they reached street level Nora and Teddy pushed ahead There directly in front of their building was a hole As they stood looking about they could see four other holes already dug and men beginning to make a fifth nearby
It’s the trees Mommy cried out with delight These are holes for the trees Over a year ago there had been a campaign along the street to collect money to plant trees And now at last it looked as if there would really be some results Good-bye Daddy said laughing as he kissed everyone I’ll look for you all in the forest when I come home Nora you can be Little Red Riding Hood Will wolves come with the trees asked Teddy He looked excited not scared Of course not Daddy is just joking said Mommy The drillers moved on and the number of holes on the street continued to increase Before the morning was over
