a long time ago, there was a huge apple
tree.
a little boy loved to come and play around it
everyday. he climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a
nap under the shadow....
He loved the tree and the tree
loved to play with him. Time went by.... the little boy had
grown up and he no longer played around the tree
everyday.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and
he looked sad. "come and play with me" the tree asked the
boy.
"I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees
anymore." the boy replied, "I want toys. I need money to buy
them."
"Sorry, but I don't have money... but you can pick
all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money."The
boy was so excited. He grabbled all apples on the tree and
left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the
apples. The tree was sad.
One day the boy returned
and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me" the
tree said.
"I don't have time to play. I have to work for
my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?" "
Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can chop off my
branches to build your house."
So the boy cut all the
branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to
see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The
tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day,
the boy returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play
with me!" the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want
to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?"
"Use my truck to build your boat. You can sail far away
and be happy." So the boy cut the tree truck to make a boat.
He went sailing and never showed up for a long
time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so
many years. "Sorry my boy. But I don't have anything for you
anymore. No more apples for you...." the tree said. "I don't
have teeth to bite" the boy replied.
"No more truck
for you to climb on"
"I am too old for that now" the boy
said.
"I really can't give you anything... the only thing
left is my dying roots" the tree said with tears.
"I
don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tried after
all these years." the boy replied.
" Good! Old tree roots
is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down
with me and rest."
The boy sat down and the tree was glad
and smiled with tears........
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