Trees, Our Friends – Essay in Marathi (झाडे आपले मित्र निबंध)

This is the English version of our Marathi essay on Trees, Our Friends.

Points / Outline

• Trees – a gift of nature
• Oxygen, shade and rain from trees
• Fruits, flowers, wood and medicines
• A home for birds and animals
• Growing tree-cutting and its harmful effects
• Plant trees, protect trees
• Our responsibility

Essay

Just as a true friend stands by us in times of trouble, trees keep giving to us all our lives without asking for anything. That is why trees are our true friends.

Trees give us the oxygen we need to live and absorb carbon dioxide from the air. This keeps the air clean. In summer, sitting under a tree gives us cool shade. Trees stop soil erosion and also help bring rain.

Trees give us sweet fruits, beautiful flowers, grain, vegetables, wood, gum and many medicines too. Trees and plants such as neem, tulsi and amla are useful for our health. Birds build their nests in trees. Monkeys, squirrels and many insects live in trees. One tree is a home for many living things.

Today, however, trees are being cut on a large scale for roads, buildings and factories. Because of this, pollution has increased, summers are getting hotter and rainfall has become irregular. Birds and animals are losing their homes. If we hurt a friend, we lose in the end; in the same way, by cutting trees we are harming ourselves.

So we must follow the mantra "Plant trees, protect trees". We can plant a sapling on our birthday or on any happy day. We should not stop at planting it, but water it and look after it until it grows big. Using paper carefully also saves trees.

At our school there is tree plantation every monsoon, and each student takes responsibility for one sapling. The sapling I planted is now as tall as I am. If we make friends with trees, the earth will stay green and our lives will be happy.

10 Lines

1. Trees are our true friends.
2. Trees give us oxygen.
3. Trees keep the air clean.
4. Trees give us cool shade.
5. We get fruits, flowers and wood from trees.
6. Many trees give us medicines.
7. Birds build their nests in trees.
8. Trees help bring rain.
9. We should not cut trees.
10. Everyone should plant at least one tree and help it grow.

Writing tips

• Start by comparing a "friend" and a "tree"; it gives the topic a good opening.
• Write the benefits of trees point by point: oxygen, shade, rain, fruits, medicines, shelter for birds and animals.
• Write both the harmful effects of cutting trees and the solutions; it makes the essay complete.
• Use a line of your own, e.g. "One sapling planted today will give shade to tomorrow's generation."