18 I blinked and tried to open my sleepy eyes. It took me a moment to focus on the leaves above. Some of the limbs were hugging me gently. Was the tree trying to support and protect me? I wondered. On the ground next to me were the most amazing colorful gumballs I’d ever seen! “It can’t be!” I thought. Trees didn’t make gumballs; they made sap. Idecidedtotasteone.Theminutethegumballtouchedmylips,myeyesgrewwidein disbelief. A smile tugged the corners of my mouth. The flavors were unlike any I’d ever tasted. They were magnifico!