A Boy and his Tree

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Longago,therewasahugeappletree.alittleboylovetoeandplayarounditeveryday.heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,tookanapundertheshadow…helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.timewentby…thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetreeeveryday.

oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandhelooked.

"eandplaywithme,"thetreeaskedtheboy.

"iamnolongerakid,idon'tplayaroundtreesanymore."theboyreplied,

"iwanttoys.ineedmoneytobuythem."

"sorry,butidon'thavemoney…butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.

so,youwillhavemoney."theboywassoexcited.hegrabbedalltheapples

onthetreeandlefthappily.theboynevercamebackafterhepickedthe

apples.thetreewassad.

oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.

"eandplaywithme,"thetreesaid.

"idon'thavetimetoplay.ihavetoworkformyfamily.weneedahousefor

shelter.canyouhelpme?"

"sorry,butidon'thaveahouse.butyoucanchopoffmybranchestobuild

yourhouse."sotheboycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily.

thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboynevercamebacksincethen.

thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.

onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted.

"eandplaywithme!"thetreesaid.

"iamsadandgettingold.iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.canyougive

aboat?"

"usemytrucktobuildyourboat.youcansailfarawayandbehappy."

sotheboycutthetreetrucktomakeaboat.hewentsailingandnever

showedupforalongtime.

finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.

"sorry,myboy.butidon'thaveanythingforyouanymore.nomoreapplesfor

foryou…“thetreesaid.

"idon'thaveteethtobite."theboyreplied.

"nomoretruckfoeyoutoclimbon."

"iamtoooldforthatnow."theboysaid.

"ireallycangiveyouanything…theonlythingleftismydyingroots."the

treesaidwithtears.

"idon'tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.iamtiredafteralltheseyear"

theboyreplied.

"good!oldtreerootsisthebestplacetoleanonandrest.e,esit

downwithmeandrest."theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiled

withtears……