Smokey And The Little Boy (1960)

once there was a little boy who liked to visit his friends the trees boy as a little fella today now the little boy had a lot of fun with his friends and learned some very interesting facts about the so vital soil in place and prevent erosion their leaves replenish the oxygen in the air their summer shave preserves the moisture [Applause] and rich and protect the soil making a better world for all of us yes trees are everybody's friends and the little boy had a wonderful time whenever he went to the forest but there were other people in the forest too and some were not very careful [Music] Empire burning one failed to brush out a cigarette [Music] now with the forest burned away the little boy doesn't recognize his favorite spot he can hardly recognise his little friend the fire was out and the beautiful forest was gone but that was not the end of the story one day the little boy got to wondering about things bird and the bee he wondered about the clouds and the rain [Music] when it wasn't wondering about things he liked to play in the Train one day the string ran bang [Music] that Smokey the Bear last summer [Music] when the rain started there wasn't a leaf a blade of grass [Music] this catastrophe taught the little boy about the destruction that comes after a forest fire and why it's so important that new trees be grown now it just so happens the little boy had a green thumb and like anyone with a green is luck with growing things was amazing snapdragons tulips radishes or watermelon everyone believed he had some magical power one day some people asked a little boy to help a fire caused by a careless person had destroyed a forest the people were sure the little boy could grow new trees right away behold he wanted he sprayed but nothing happened no magic way of replacing a forest please take time it's up to all of us to protect and preserve the forests we have and maybe we can all learn a lesson from Smokies little friend who was thankful for his blessings he was thankful for his good health he was thankful for the sparkling stream [Music] all his little friends he was thankful for the beautiful forest but there were other people who didn't seem to appreciate the forest they left camp fires burning and they failed to crush out cigarettes that's a good job said Smokey the Bear but it takes more than one junior forest ranger when so many people are careless be sure you're never responsible for this only do can prevent forest fires it has been our pleasure to present the preceding story of smokey and the little boy in cooperation with the advertising Council as a public service all right