The Tree's Knees

Bosko goes to the forest to chop firewood. He spots a particularly large tree and attempts to chop it, causing it to recoil in fear. A squirrel who lives in the tree pleads with him to spare it while its offspring huddle around it as protection. Bosko instead plays the harmonica, which the trees enjoy while riding their parent like a carousel. One of the trees insult Bosko while he walks away, only to be chased and has his bark removed. Bosko begrudgingly returns the bark, which the tree retaliates by kicking him in the groin. He pursues another tree, finding one assisting a mother bird in soothing her offspring to sleep, only to be hit by a bird's spit from another tree. Bosko is distracted by a butterfly, who leads him to a series of thin trees that he uses as a harp. Nearby trees and animals join in on the sorrowful melody. Two nearby mice play with a saw, only for one to fall into a pond nearby; the other mouse saves it from drowning and they saw a piece of wood from a nearby log, turning into a makeshift phonograph, playing a joyous melody that improves the trees' emotions and Bosko's mood. ==Notes==