Tree

The tree fell on a large concrete slab. The slab was so thick and high that it was nearly 10 feet into the sky.

Soon, other trees were leaning heavily on this great foundation, for the world around the slab was shaking so violently that more trees were falling. They fell hard upon the firsts, relying on the strength of the firsts to hold them up. But these seconds put such weight on the firsts that the firsts began to creak and split beneath the seconds, but the slab grew long and the slab grew wide. 

Before the firsts split, the seconds rolled off, finding stability against the slab. The firsts were healed and the seconds became stronger as they rested against the ever growing foundation. The firsts and the seconds were joined by the thirds and the fourths. Each new group brought more and more weight, but the slab grew larger and the slab grew stronger.