It is the story of goodness...

  CHAPTER 

            1

Cud-Efe-Selvina-Büşra-Mehmet Efe

Zehra TAMTEKİN

İŞGİR SECONDARY SCHOOL

            Cusebfe was a curious and intelligent village boy. But according to those

around him, he was a mischievous and grumpy boy but Cusebfe was

not like that in fact. He just couldn't explain himself.

            One night, Cusebfe had a dream and woke up crying and sweating. Then he went to the bathroom and took a shower that made him relaxed. In the

afternoon he went to the forest with a juice bottle in his hand, and after

drinking it, he tossed the bottle on the ground and went deep into the forest.

After a while he heard shouts and when he looked back he saw the

smoke. He was very scared and panicked. It was derived from the bottle he

threw to the ground and broke. Fortunately the villagers had seen the fire

and stopped it, and they all thought it was Cusebfe’s job.But Cusebfe was

not there, he was hiding under a tree in the depths of the forest because he knew that he would be accused of fire.

          While he was sitting under a tree miserably , a cute squirrel came on

Cusebfe's shoulder and said to him: ''Don't worry! I know your dream.You're a good boy and innoncent but you shouldn’t have thrown the bottle away!My cousine lost her nest and her babies on that fire,she is upset and doesn’t know what to do from now on! ''

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“The Earth is what we all have in common.”
                                      

                                         Wendell Berry

   CHAPTER                  2

                          Yağmur - Burak - Melike

                                 Ganime ÖZKAYA

            PEYAMİ SAFA SECONDARY SCHOOL

Cusebfe said in a sad and tearful voice, “I'm so sorry I didn't want this to happen. I threw the bottle unintentionally. " Cusefbe was so upset that he even thought of leaving the village

When that squirrel realized Cusebfe was regretful, he said to calm down, "You are a very good boy and you learned a lesson. Don't bother any more. But on one condition I will forgive you. " Cusebfe was delighted by what he heard and said, "Tell me, I will do it immediately, just forgive me." "I need you to make your dream come true, that is, to build a big dam lake in the forest." Cusebfe dreamed of seeing that the whole forest was drying up and the water in the lakes were gone, but how could he do it. "But how do I do the dam lake? I don't have the equipment, I don't have enough money to get the materials. 

Cusebfe thought about it for a while, and then came to his mind to join the villagers and build a dam lake. At 6.30 in the evening, he called all the village people to the arbor and explained his plan. Although some of the villagers didn't care, the majority agreed and did whatever they could. In a short time like 1 month, the dam lake was ready with the help of all the animals in the forest. 

Cusebfe was very happy. All the villagers realized how smart he was. Squirrel came to Cusebfe and said, “I congratulate you Cusebfe. You made your dream come true. You fulfilled the condition I gave you. I forgive you, we thank you as all animals. " He promised to save the nature. Next day, with the happiness of being aware of the importance nature, he went to the forest for walking but there was something wrong at the forest.

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“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.”

                                                   Jimmy Carter

   CHAPTER                   3

             Beril, Eylül ,  Yağız , Reyhan , Gökalp

                                    Arzu GÜÇLÜ

               SAKARYA SECONDARY SCHOOL

He saw that someone had cut down the trees. When he built the dam , he   noticed   how  many   trees  . Cutting down trees in the forest means  that the animals are homeless. Cusebfe  had  to find a solution. Cusebfe  felt very sad and thought  if  all the people in  the village   planted  saplings, the number of the trees  would increase. Now it was time to  come  together and plant saplings. Thus saplings would be planted as soon as possible. After a few years, the trees around the dam would be home  for the  animals to live.And the trees would have prevented the landslide, so the villagers wouldn't have been harmed.

 Cusebfe was very excited and happy but there was a problem ,they  needed money to buy saplings.Cusebfe  wanted   to  talk with both  the villagers and the animals about that  problem .They came together and talked.The rabbit said that; ‘ We are homeless without trees.What can we do?’. The bird added that What about our babies? How can I feed them?’.The dog said that ; ‘ Who could cut down trees?If we are homeless,we have to go to the animal shelters.’ The deer cried and added  ; ‘Listen, they are  cutting down trees  now’. The villagers and the animals went  to find the lumberjacks.

“What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on.”

                                 Henry David Thoreau

   CHAPTER

            4

           Abdulsamet-Sümeyye-Nisanur-Alperen

                            Şükran ÇAPKIN

           NURİ ERBAK SECONDARY SCHOOL

After a while Cusebfe , the villagers and the animals found the lumberjacks.But they were shocked at what they saw.  Lumberjacks were busy cutting down the trees. There were also  excavators,trucks , cranes. Cusebfe was trying to understand what was happening there and  he thought he had to do something.Then he shouted  “ Stop ! Stop! ” But it was useless. Nobody heard him.  The  lion  was very angry  and  roared so loudly that everybody stopped immediately. He said “ I am the king of this forest.  What  are you  doing  to our home? You must explain.” One of the lumberjacks said “ We will build factories here and make it an  industrial area.We are busy and have to  go on working.”  Poor animals started to cry. Cusebfe shouted “ No, you can't do it. We don't allow this.” The villagers shouted ,too. But  they continued to destroy the forest. Cusebfe said “Don't cry. Let's go to a silent place and talk about what to do.  I am sure we  will find a solution .”  They found a sillent place and started to talk. Lion king said  “ Factories will damage all of us. The forest is our home. Where can we migrate?” Cusebfe added “ The  factories will also cause environment pollution. They will pollute our fresh air , fertile land and  also our dam lake. How can we deal with all these? We will have to migrate ,too.”  

The squirrel approached Cusebfe and whispered in his ear. “ You had fulfilled my wish before. Now I have one more wish from you. Save us from this situation.” Cusebfe looked at squirrel's eyes and then he looked at other animals. He saw them  crying sadly and desperately.He suggested to persuade the people not to make here an industrial place. So all the villagers , animals and Cusebfe went to the forest together again. But the people were working hard and most of  the trees were cut down. Cusebfe told them how much damage factories would do to the villagers,the animals and the nature. The smoke of  the factories would cause air pollution and factory wastes would cause water pollution. Industrial areas should be set up  outside of the living space.But it didn't work. Whatever Cusebfe said, he couldn't persuade them. The lion king  said in tears “it is over .We lost our habitat.” They had to leave  this  beautiful land they  lived freely and happily for long  years.The villagers were also in despair.  

At night,  all of them were tired and fell asleep. But Cusebfe couldn't sleep. He had promised to save the nature. So he had to do something but what. He was watching the moon and the stars. Then  he remembered his grandfather's words. He used to say to Cusebfe “ After every dark night , the sun shines again. Don't lose your hope. If you really want to do something by hearth , you can do it the best way. Just believe in yourself.” Cusebfe couldn't understand what his grandfather meant at those times. But  he understood him exactly now. He believed in himself and knew he was going to overcome this problem and save the nature. He fell asleep too while thinking what was waiting for them next morning.

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“We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.”

                                           Barbara Ward

   CHAPTER 

             5

               Ahmet  -Berfin  - Ecrin -  Meryem

                           Gülçin RODOPLU 

    ŞEHİT  ZEKİ  BURAK  OKAY  SECONDARY                                                  SCHOOL