Cast
Narrator
Bird
Birch Tree
Oak Tree
Willow Tree
Juniper Tree
Pine Tree
Spruce Tree
North Wind
Voice Of God

(The Narrator sits to one side of the stage or playing area. The actors playing the Birch, Oak, and Willow Trees stand on chairs at stage right; the actors playing the Juniper, Pine, and Spruce Trees stand on chairs at stage left. The Bird hobbles among them. It works better if the actor doing the Voice Of God looks upstage, away from the audience)

Narrator: Winter was coming, and the birds had all flown south, where the air is warm and where they could find berries to eat. One little bird, however, had broken its wing and could not fly with the others. It was alone in the cold world of frost and snow. The forest looked warm, so the little bird made its way to the trees, as well …