BigDadday
Everday People
The 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 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 grew up and he no longer played
around the tree everyday.
One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad look
on his face.
"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, 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
grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily.
The boy didn't come 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, 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 didn't come back afterward.
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 trunk 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 didn't come back
for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he had
been gone 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 trunk 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 sadness.
"I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am
tired after all these years." The boy replied.
"Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean
on and rest. Come sit down with me and rest." The boy
sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with
tears.......
This is the story of everyone. The tree is our
parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom
and Dad... When we grew up, we left them... We only
came to them when we needed something or when we were in
trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there
and give you everything they can to make you
happy. It may seem as if the way the boy treats
the "tree" in the story is cruel, but many of us take
our parents for granted in the same way. Never forget
how important your parents are and try not to take them
for granted...they may not be around forever.
Sue C Honeycutt
Got this and thought I'd share it! BD
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 grew up and he no longer played
around the tree everyday.
One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad look
on his face.
"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, 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
grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily.
The boy didn't come 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, 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 didn't come back afterward.
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 trunk 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 didn't come back
for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he had
been gone 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 trunk 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 sadness.
"I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am
tired after all these years." The boy replied.
"Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean
on and rest. Come sit down with me and rest." The boy
sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with
tears.......
This is the story of everyone. The tree is our
parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom
and Dad... When we grew up, we left them... We only
came to them when we needed something or when we were in
trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there
and give you everything they can to make you
happy. It may seem as if the way the boy treats
the "tree" in the story is cruel, but many of us take
our parents for granted in the same way. Never forget
how important your parents are and try not to take them
for granted...they may not be around forever.
Sue C Honeycutt
Got this and thought I'd share it! BD
Thought I had hit a nerve or something but now I understand completely. BD