wants to cut down a Christmas tree
nothing happens
(In this story, a student plays the tree.)
Mattie goes into the forest. She wants to cut down a big Christmas tree. She takes a little ax. She hits the tree 54 times but nothing happens.
She calls Lumberjacks R Us. Fonzie, a big bruising lumberjack, answers the phone. She explains her situation to him. He goes into the forest. He takes a big ax and hits the tree four times, grunting loudly each time, but nothing happens.
Mattie calls Lumberjack Suppliers. Ray, a little guy with a beard, answers the phone. She explains her problem to him. He goes into the forest. He takes a little ax and cuts down the tree by hitting it 1,673,000 times.