The story of the little fir tree and Shetty the magician teaches us an important lesson about the value of contentment and the danger of wanting what others have. The fir tree, unhappy with its needle-like leaves, wished for green leaves like its friends. When the magician granted the wish, the green leaves were eaten by a goat, and the fir tree wished for gold leaves. However, the gold leaves were soon stolen by men, leaving the tree vulnerable. The tree then wished for glass leaves, but they shattered in the wind.
In the end, the fir tree realized that its original needles .............................