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The
Boy & the
Apple
Tree 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 treetop, 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 every day.
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 do not play around trees any more” the boy replied.
“I
want toys. I need money to buy them.”
“Sorry, but I do not have money… but you can pick all my apples
and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited.
He grabbed all the 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 who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited
“Come and play with me” the tree said. “I do not have
time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter.
Can you help me?”
“ Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches
to build your house.” So
the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was
glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree
was again lonely and sad.
One
hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. "Come
and play with me!” the tree said. “I am getting old. I
want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?”
said
the man. "Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away
and be happy.” So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He
went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally,
the man returned after many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I do not
have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you …” the
tree said. "No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite"
the man replied. "No
more trunk for you to climb on” “I am too old for that now” the
man said. "I really cannot give you anything... the only thing
left is my dying roots” the tree said with tears. "I do
not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these
years” the man replied. "Good! Old tree roots are the best
place to lean on and rest, Come, come sit down with me and rest.”
The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears… This
is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents When
we were young, we loved to play with our Mum and Dad...
When we grow up, we
leave them…only come to them when we need something or when we are in
trouble. No matter what,
parents will always be there and
give everything they could just to make you happy.
Please enlighten all your friends and your families by telling them this
story,
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LOVE YOUR
PARENTS
