A Boy and his Tree

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

oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandhelooked.

"comeandplaywithme,"thetreeaskedtheboy.

"iamnolongerakid,idontplayaroundtreesanymore."theboyreplied,

"iwanttoys.ineedmoneytobuythem."

"sorry,butidonthavemoney…butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.

so,youwillhavemoney."theboywassoexcited.hegrabbedalltheapples

onthetreeandlefthappily.theboynevercamebackafterhepickedthe

apples.thetreewassad.

oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.

"comeandplaywithme,"thetreesaid.

"idonthavetimetoplay.ihavetoworkformyfamily.weneedahousefor

shelter.canyouhelpme?"

"sorry,butidonthaveahouse.butyoucanchopoffmybranchestobuild

yourhouse."sotheboycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily.

thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboynevercamebacksincethen.

thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.

onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted.

"comeandplaywithme!"thetreesaid.

"iamsadandgettingold.iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.canyougive

aboat?"

"usemytrucktobuildyourboat.youcansailfarawayandbehappy."

sotheboycutthetreetrucktomakeaboat.hewentsailingandnever

showedupforalongtime.

finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.

"sorry,myboy.butidonthaveanythingforyouanymore.nomoreapplesfor

foryou…“thetreesaid.

"idonthaveteethtobite."theboyreplied.

"nomoretruckfoeyoutoclimbon."

"iamtoooldforthatnow."theboysaid.

"ireallycangiveyouanything…theonlythingleftismydyingroots."the

treesaidwithtears.

"idontneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.iamtiredafteralltheseyear"

theboyreplied.

"good!oldtreerootsisthebestplacetoleanonandrest.come,comesit

downwithmeandrest."theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiled

withtears……