Boy and his 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 had grown up and he no longer
played around the tree everyday.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and he
looked . "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 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 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 tired
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.......
This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When
we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad...
When we grown up, we left them... only came 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 to make you happy.
You may think the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how
all of us are treating our parent.
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those
who fear,too long for those who grieve, too short for those
who rejoice,but for those who love, time is eternity.