They use th' wood for making other things, too, an' it is of two colors.

Th' sap makes a dye what won't wash out, an' th' beans make a bread what won't sour or get hard.

Then it makes a barrier that shore is a dandy-coyotes an' men can't get through it, an' it protects a whole lot of birds an' things.

Th' snakes hate it like poison, for th' thorns get under their scales an' whoops things up for 'em.

It keeps th' sand from shiftin', too.