Ya-Te Veo Tree Persuasive Speech

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(-- removed HTML --) The Ya-te-veo tree, meaning "I-See-You" tree, is a carnivorous plant native to the jungles of the Old World, and regions of Outer kingdoms such as Africa and Central America.
It possesses a thick, short tree trunk consisting of greenish brown bark, and several long tendrils which resemble huge serpents, darting side-to-side as if they were engauged in an angry conversation. There are five glowing green eyes at the top of the trunk, placed in such a way to allow full 360-degree vision, and under them, a circular mouth with two rows of trap-like fangs. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) The Ya-te-veo starts life as a single flying seed pod which bears a remblance to that of a coconut mixed with a dandelion seed.

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