The Saguaro Play

Trevor loves saguaros. He is into all types of cacti, really, but of course he is most fascinated by the ones that can't grow around here. So, we try to make do by reading lots of books about saguaros. A couple of days ago, Trevi decided he wanted me to narrate the story of the life of a saguaro in the Sonoran Desert, while he acted it out. So that's what we did. Clara got in on the action, and she played the parts of the various desert creatures who depend on the cactus for food and shelter. Here we see Trevi as a 50-foot-tall saguaro with two arms. Soon, a gila woodpecker comes along to peck a hole and make its nest in the giant cactus.
The woodpecker helps the saguaro by eating nasty bugs that might hurt the cactus. Can you say, "symbiotic relationship"?
Finally, after 150 years, when the giant has fallen, the scorpions come to live in the decaying plant.
The End
"This time, you be the saguaro and I'll be a little elf owl and Clara can be the juicy, red saguaro fruit, okay Mommy?"
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Our next production: The Cactus in the Rye.