Henry hadn't yet started decorating the tree with berries when Alan arrived with a large chunk of birch bark loaded down with a heap of snow and ice.
Henry couldn't understand why Alan would bring a pile of snow and ice to the special Christmas tree. Not wanting to stick his nose into things, he decided to sit back and observe Alan Beaver.
Alan began swishing the snow back and forth to uncover the chunks of ice. Henry couldn't really see anything but it was evident that this ice was very special to Alan. He watched as Alan strung the chunks up on the tree with strips of cattail leaf. When the sun hit them, they would glisten.
Once Alan Beaver was done, Henry admired the way the tree looked. He was anxious to begin putting the berries on and rushed past Alan who was just moving away from the tree to get a look at it himself.
Henry added all the berries to the tree. He was proud of the job he had done and couldn't believe how colorful and exciting the tree had become. He stood back beside Alan and they both stared at in with pleasure.
Sarah Rabbit just happened to pass by when she noticed Alan and Henry staring at the tree. She stopped to see what it was they were looking at and couldn't get over just how nice it looked. Almost like an idea popped into her head, she hopped away without a word.