Love Tree

Martin was not to be easily believed when he said that the tree has a sprite living in it. Ralahamy the village aristocrat was not into superstitions. He did not believe in tree sprites and he had no love for trees. But finally it is going to be Ralahamy’s turn to get surprised by a sudden appearance of a tree sprite. How does that happen Jayanatha Mendis’ lucidly written narrative encourages love for trees among children. With an interesting twist of the plot the author converts a commonplace tree like Mango tree into an object of suspense among the villagers. He portrays ‘love’ in a wider scope through numerous characters and incidents in this juvenile narrative.