The Rainbow Tree

By Leon Shargel and Jahnavi Issar

In a small village, there stands a very tall tree, with leaves of many different colors, shapes, and sizes. The Rainbow Trees leaves reflect the sun rays into everyones home and make the villagers happy.

But nearby, in small black cottage with a big black fence and black furniture, there lives an old woman, eating black bean soup and dark pumpernickel bread. Everything is dark and gloomy for her, and she is sad and lonely, for no one in the village has visited her for more than one hundred years. One night, when no one is around, the old woman paints the leaves of the Rainbow Tree black, which makes the villagers sad and gloomy. The villagers are afraid of the old woman, but a small boy named Miguel decides to go visit her anyway. Can Miguel find a way to bring back the Rainbow Trees colorsand help the people of the village learn a valuable lesson?

In this childrens story, when a lonely old lady paints the leaves of the villages Rainbow Tree black, a little boy pays her a visit and helps the villagers learn the value of kindness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Sep 27, 2017
• ISBN: 9781480853010

Leon Shargel

Leon Shargel has always enjoyed telling stories to his children and grandchildren. Now in his second childhood, he published this story to be read, told and shared with others. He published his first story, The Rainbow Tree which was followed by a second story, Reuben and the Rainbow Tree. This story, Miguel and Fido is the third story based on the Village of the Rainbow Tree. Leon Shargel, Ph. D. is a retired professor of pharmacy and former vice president for a major pharmaceutical company. Previously, he published textbooks and scientific papers. Illustrator Jahnavi Issar is a talented young artist. She is an international Baccalaureate student at Centennial High School in Corona, California. In her spare time, she likes to draw and listen to music.

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