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Once Upon a time, there lived a great apple tree. A little boy loved it and used to come and play around it every single day. He would climb to its very top, eat from its apples then take long nap under its shade. The boy adored the tree and the tree adored and enjoyed playing with him.
As time went by, the little boy grew up and there came a day when he no longer played around the tree everyday like he used to.
Then one sunny day, the boy came back to find that the tree looked sad.
"Come play with me," the tree asked the little boy.
"I am no longer a little boy, I'm all grown up, and I don't play around trees anymore," the boy replied.
"I want nice toys; can you give me money to buy them?"
"Sorry, I don't have any money, but you can pick all apples from my branches and sell them. That way you will have money," exclaimed the tree. The boy was so happy and excited. He quickly grabbed all the apples from the tree and rushed off to the market.
The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree grew sad.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so glad and 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. Can you help me get one?"
"Sorry I don't have a house. But you can chop off my branches in order to build your family a house." So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left contented and happy.
The tree was glad to see him happy; however the boy never came back. The tree was again alone and grew sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted with his presence.
"Won't you come and play with me!" the tree said.
"I am sad with my life and I'm getting too old. I want to go sailing to relax my mind. Can you give me a boat to sail away with?"
"Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be relaxed and happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He traveled to the sea and went sailing. He never showed up to the tree for a very long time..
Finally the boy returned after many years had passed.
"Sorry, my boy, but I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples are left on my branches", the tree said. "I don't have nay teeth left to bite," the boy replied.
"No more trunk is for you to climb and play on", exclaimed the tree.
"I am too old for any of that now," the boy said.
"I don't really need much now, just a place to sleep and rest. I am tried after all these years", the boy said.
"Good! Old tree roots are the best place to rest upon.. Come, come here and sit down with me and rest". The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with regretful tears.
This is the story of everyone in today's situation. The tree is the example of our parent.
When we were young, we used to love and play with our mom and dad. When we grew up, we left them; we only came to them when we needed something or when we found ourselves in trouble. No matter what, most parents will always be there and give everything they could to make us happy and comfortable.
You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is the reality of how we treat our parents.
As time went by, the little boy grew up and there came a day when he no longer played around the tree everyday like he used to.
Then one sunny day, the boy came back to find that the tree looked sad.
"Come play with me," the tree asked the little boy.
"I am no longer a little boy, I'm all grown up, and I don't play around trees anymore," the boy replied.
"I want nice toys; can you give me money to buy them?"
"Sorry, I don't have any money, but you can pick all apples from my branches and sell them. That way you will have money," exclaimed the tree. The boy was so happy and excited. He quickly grabbed all the apples from the tree and rushed off to the market.
The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree grew sad.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so glad and 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. Can you help me get one?"
"Sorry I don't have a house. But you can chop off my branches in order to build your family a house." So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left contented and happy.
The tree was glad to see him happy; however the boy never came back. The tree was again alone and grew sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted with his presence.
"Won't you come and play with me!" the tree said.
"I am sad with my life and I'm getting too old. I want to go sailing to relax my mind. Can you give me a boat to sail away with?"
"Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be relaxed and happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He traveled to the sea and went sailing. He never showed up to the tree for a very long time..
Finally the boy returned after many years had passed.
"Sorry, my boy, but I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples are left on my branches", the tree said. "I don't have nay teeth left to bite," the boy replied.
"No more trunk is for you to climb and play on", exclaimed the tree.
"I am too old for any of that now," the boy said.
"I don't really need much now, just a place to sleep and rest. I am tried after all these years", the boy said.
"Good! Old tree roots are the best place to rest upon.. Come, come here and sit down with me and rest". The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with regretful tears.
This is the story of everyone in today's situation. The tree is the example of our parent.
When we were young, we used to love and play with our mom and dad. When we grew up, we left them; we only came to them when we needed something or when we found ourselves in trouble. No matter what, most parents will always be there and give everything they could to make us happy and comfortable.
You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is the reality of how we treat our parents.
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