*MAN AND TREES*
Trees are very useful to man. They support the life old living things. Trees are needed for making paper, furnishing houses. They are used in everything. When we breathe and burn, we produce carbon-di-oxide. Trees replace this carbon-di-oxide with oxygen. The green leaves of trees absorb carbon-di-oxide and break it up into carbon and oxygen. The leaves keep carbon-di-oxide and release oxygen for the use of living beings. Trees prevent drought and floods. Man has cut down trees in large numbers and he is cutting more and more trees. Man must stop cutting more trees, otherwise he will suffer greatly.
*THE SEASONS OF BENGAL*
There are six seasons in West Bengal. They are summer, monsoon, autumn, hemanta, winter and spring. The six seasons impart great variety to nature in West Bengal. During summer, unkind sun dries up everything. But fruits like mangoes, lichis are available in this season. After summer, comes the rainy season, Monsoon. In this season, farmers sow seeds to enrich our food-basket. Autumn succeeds the rains. But this season does not last long. Yet, it is the season of festivals. Next comes winter. The season is marked for vegetables, flowers and picnic. Next season, spring is the season of beauty and pleasure. Flowers bloom. Birds sing. Everybody is glad at the arrival of spring. Thus, every season add variety to the life of people.
*RAINY SEASON IN BENGAL*
The rainy season follows summer. It lasts for two months—‘Ashara and Shravana’. The sky is overcasted with clouds. Sometimes it drizzles; sometimes it rains cats and dogs. Trees get fresh water. Ponds and canals are filled with water. Farmers are seen busy in the fields. Roads become full of water. Normal work generally gets disrupted. But, incessant rainfall often causes flood. It also brings some diseases with it. Common people suffer much. Crops are washed away. News of death and destruction also reach our ears. Thus, the rainy season brings hope in one hand, despair on the other. Yet, common people look forward to the happy days and wait patiently for the autumn to come.
*WINTER IN BENGAL*
Winter follows autumn. It lasts for a very brief period—December and January. The trees shed their leaves and look dull. The season is painful to the poor who cannot buy warm clothes. Some suffer from cold and cough. But, winter has a special appeal of its own. It is the season of fruits, flowers and green vegetables. The atmosphere is pleasant as there is neither unbearable heat nor constant rains. People enjoy picnics and excursions. Fairs are held in every district of West Bengal. The important festivals of winter are Saraswati Puja and Christmas. Those who have money enjoy the beauty of the snowfall in the hilly regions. Thus, winter is pleasant to the rich, unpleasant to the poor.
*SPRING IN BENGAL*
There are six seasons in West Bengal. They are summer, monsoon, early autumn, late autumn, spring and winter. It is the most beautiful and pleasant in these six seasons. Spring is a season of new hope and rebirth. The months the comprise spring are March and April. During after the cold and dreary winter, spring comes. Nature bursts into life. Flowers bloom and insects hum around with busy activity. New leaves appear on tees. Birds lay eggs and nestlings hatch out. There is celebration of life and activity everywhere. The festivals of Holi and Basanti Puja are observed in spring. It is a season of joy and renewal of life. Spring is the king of seasons.
*MY FAVORITE SEASON*
There are six seasons in West Bengal. They are summer, monsoon, early autumn, late autumn, spring and winter. Among them my favorite season is spring. It is the most beautiful and pleasant in these six seasons. Spring is a season of new hope and rebirth. The months the comprise spring are March and April. During after the cold and dreary winter, spring comes. Nature bursts into life. Flowers bloom and insects hum around with busy activity. New leaves appear on tees. Birds lay eggs and nestlings hatch out. There is celebration of life and activity everywhere. The festivals of Holi and Basanti Puja are observed in spring. It is a season of joy and renewal of life. Spring is the king of seasons.
*SUMMER IN WEST BENGAL*
There are six seasons in West Bengal. Summer comes first in the cycle of seasons. Summer brings from about the month of April and lasts up to first week of June. Summer is hottest season of the year. The sun heats the earth. People cannot bear the heat. Sometimes storm and rain appear in the afternoon. It is known as ‘Kalbaisakhi’. In summer schools and colleges remain closed for hot weather. Many fruits like mango, jackfruit, lichi etc. are brought forth in this season. Flowers like jasmine, krishnachura bloom in this season. Festivals like Basanti Puja, Chaitra Sankranti, Rabindra nad Najrul Jayanti etc. are held during the season. Summer brings diseases like cholera, sunstroke, pox etc.
*THE BEAUTY OF TREES*
Trees are the great creation of nature. They offer their aesthetic beauty. They majestic beauty soothes us. They, with their fruits and flowers beautify the surroundings. Thus, they are a source of joy forever. Trees are home to diverse living things—from tiny creatures to ferocious animals. But trees are real friends of mankind. They are usually bounteous with their gifts. But, there is greed of man. Valuable trees are being destroyed by greedy timber merchants. There is also steady march of urbanization. Thus, it is apprehended that some countries of the world will have no forests within a few years. But only laws to protect the trees are not enough. Movements are needed to establish such laws.
