Story 4. Afraid of Wind
When I was a little girl, I was afraid of the wind.
It made lots of noise and made everyone feel cold.
I don't like wind, I told my father.
Father smiled.
One day, as the wind was blowing strongly, I cried, Look at the trees!
They are all bent.
I think it's trees that cause wind.
Let's cut down all the trees.
Then there will be no more wind.
Father laughed.
He told me that trees don't create wind.
Instead, trees slow down the wind.
But where does the wind come from?
I asked.
It comes from the air.
Moving air is wind.
Air and wind are part of the natural world, explained my father.
Without wind, the hot areas would be too hot, and the cold areas would be too cold.
It would be a big problem for our world.
I still get nervous when a strong wind blows, but I always remember the way my father took the time to explain it to me.
