"Quit Yer Bitchin'"

"Quit Yer Bitchin"
Legend states that the baobab was among the first trees to appear on the land. Next came the slender, graceful palm tree. When the baobab saw the palm tree, it cried out that it wanted to be taller. Then the beautiful flame tree appeared with its red flower and the baobab was envious for flower blossoms. When the baobab saw the magnificent fig tree, it prayed for fruit as well. The gods became angry with the tree and pulled it up by its roots, then replanted it upside down to keep it quiet.
Baobab trees have remarkable stories associated with them. Rated as ordinary timber, the tree is useless, but the tree is so soft and spongy that nails may be driven into it without hammers, the bark can be harvested without killing the tree, and this bark can be flattened, twisted or woven into clothing, rope, or tiles for your roof. Not only that, but the flowers are edible as salad, the fruit is rich in Vitamin C, and the seeds can be roasted and eaten like black beans. For a poor person living in Africa, Australia, or Madagascar where most of these trees reside, that makes them rich and useful indeed.

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