The Adventures of Cowboy Kota and Laramie
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This is Cowboy Kota. He’s six years old
and likes to act like a ninja…while dressed as a cowboy. He’s silly sometimes.
(Do you like to be silly, too?)
This is his best friend/sidekick, Laramie.
He is the one that keeps Cowboy Kota from getting into trouble. He’s a very busy horse. (Do you have a best
friend? Cool!)
On their very first adventure together, Cowboy
Kota took Laramie out into the backyard. The backyard was his favorite place to
be. It was full of all kinds of flowers, plants, and trees. (Where’s your
favorite place to be outside?)
On this day, Cowboy Kota was full of
questions. “Laramie,” Cowboy Kota drawled, “what is the point of havin’ trees
around?” Cowboy Kota looked up at a huge tree. (Have you ever wondered why
trees are around?)
Laramie looked up at the tree as well. The
beautiful, warm sunshine was blocked by the bright, green leaves. Under the
tree, it was cool as could be. “Well, Cowboy, I imagine God wanted to give us a
place to rest. Notice how we aren’t so hot in the shade of the tree?” (Have you
noticed that, too?)
Cowboy Kota plopped down in the soft, dark
green grass and felt the coolness of it. The grass was cool because it was in
the shade, protected by the tree. “Come to think of it, you’re right. So God
made trees for shade and stuff. What else?”
Laramie looked up at the tree again,
seeing how tall it was but noticed how easy it would be to climb. It had
perfect branches for a tree house too. “Well, maybe He made trees so you could
climb it and look around, maybe have your Dad build a tree house. Be extra
careful climbing though!” (Are you careful?)
Cowboy Kota grabbed the lowest branch and
pulled himself up. “This is fun!,” he yelled after he climbed a couple more
branches up. “This would be a perfect place for a tree house! I’m happy to just
sit on this branch, too.” The branch was like a chair, molded from the trunk.
(Wouldn’t that be a good place to sit?)
“Why else did God make trees, Laramie?” Cowboy
Kota asked as he climbed down from the tree. A pretty robin flew by, landing in
a nest higher up in a branch. “Looks like the birds like trees.” A squirrel hopped
from one of the branches, chasing another squirrel. “Squirrels, too. Did God
make trees for them?” (What do you
think?)
“Yes, He did,” Laramie replied.
“Why else Laramie?” Cowboy Kota asked.
Laramie looked at the tree one last time,
noticing how the roots spread out far from the ground. He knew they went deep
into the ground too.
“Well,
Cowboy,” Laramie said, “I imagine God made trees to remind us of Him. The trees
are big, just like God. The trees give us shade and shelter. God does that too.
The roots of the trees are wide and deep, just like His love for us. There’s
probably a whole bunch of other reasons too!” (Can you think of any other
reasons why there are trees?)
Cowboy Kota picked up his cowboy hat and
put it on his head. “Sounds like God sure does know what He’s doing.”
“Yep, partner, He does,” Laramie answered.
“Say does He know how much I like to go on
adventures?”
“Sure thing, Cowboy,” Laramie said.
“That’s why He sent me you,” Cowboy Kota
yelled as he raced off to the next adventure. (What will yours be?)
