The tree stood in front of a vacant block at the end of the street. It had thick, leafy branches and was easy to climb. It was Matty's special place. And then, one day, he saw a sign on it. Matty couldn't read the big words and went to find his sister. Jess was a school captain, so she'd know what the sign said.

The Special Tree is a short story from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead.

Read The Special Tree on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/short-stories/the-special-tree

Podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com

Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads

Buy Robert's short story collections online:

• Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM

• Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead

Podcast Theme and Sound Effects

Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan.

Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org:

• Birds Song: https://freesound.org/people/ken788/sounds/386732/

• Computer Keyboard: https://freesound.org/people/D4XX/sounds/567266/

• Door Slammed: https://freesound.org/people/TiesWijnen/sounds/455540/

• Chainsaw: https://freesound.org/people/piwilliwillski/sounds/548411/

Production Notes

Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. 

The podcast is recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the lands of the traditional custodians of the Eora Nation.

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