Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A kind enslaved man named Tom faces difficult challenges when he is sold away from his family on a Kentucky plantation. His story reveals the harsh realities of slavery in America before the Civil War.
The old oak tree stood tall in the yard.
The old oak tree stood tall in the yard.
It watched everything for one hundred years.
It watched everything for one hundred years.
The tree saw a kind man named Tom.
The tree saw a kind man named Tom.
Tom lived in a small house with his family.
Tom lived in a small house with his family.
He worked hard every day.
He worked hard every day.
He was good to everyone.
He was good to everyone.
One sad day, men came to take Tom away.
One sad day, men came to take Tom away.
The tree's leaves shook with worry.
The tree's leaves shook with worry.
Tom had to go to a new place far away.
Tom had to go to a new place far away.
The tree watched Tom's family cry.
The tree watched Tom's family cry.
The children asked,
The children asked,
"Where is Papa going?"
"Where is Papa going?"
The mother held them close.
The mother held them close.
Tom went to work for different people.
Tom went to work for different people.
Some were kind.
Some were kind.
Some were not kind.
Some were not kind.
The tree heard stories from the wind.
The tree heard stories from the wind.
Birds told the tree about Tom's journey.
Birds told the tree about Tom's journey.
Tom always helped others.
Tom always helped others.
He shared his food.
He shared his food.
He told stories to sad children.
He told stories to sad children.
He never stopped being good, even when life was hard.
He never stopped being good, even when life was hard.
The tree grew older.
The tree grew older.
Its roots grew deeper.
Its roots grew deeper.
It learned that good people like Tom make the world better.
It learned that good people like Tom make the world better.
Even when bad things happen, good hearts never break.
Even when bad things happen, good hearts never break.
Years passed.
Years passed.
The tree still stands today.
The tree still stands today.
It remembers Tom.
It remembers Tom.
It tells his story to young birds and small animals.
It tells his story to young birds and small animals.
The tree knows this: Love is stronger than hate.
The tree knows this: Love is stronger than hate.
Good people never really leave us.
Good people never really leave us.
They live on in the stories we tell.
They live on in the stories we tell.
When the wind blows through the old oak
When the wind blows through the old oak
's branches, you can hear it whisper Tom'
's branches, you can hear it whisper Tom'
s name.
s name.