Longlongago,therewasatreeintheforest….andshelovedalittleboy.Andeverydaytheboywouldcome.hewouldpickherleavesandmakethemintocrownsandplaykingoftheforest.Hewouldclimbuphertrunkandswingfromherbranchesandeatapples.Andtheywouldplayhide-and-seek.Andwhenhewastired,hewouldsleepinhershade.Andtheboylovedthetree...Andthetreewashappy.Buttimewentby.Theboygrewolderandthetreewasoftenalone.ThenonedaytheboycametothetreeAndthetreesaid,"Come,Boy,comeandclimbupmytrunkandswingfrommybranchesandeatmyapplesandplayinmyshadeandbehappy.""Iamtoobigtoclimbandplay,"saidtheboy."Iwanttobuythingsandhavefun.Iwantsomemoney.Canyougivemesomemoney?""I’msorry,"saidthetree,"butIhavenomoney.Ihaveonlyleavesandapples.Takemyapples,Boy,andselltheminthecity.Thenyouwillhavemoneyandyouwillbehappy."Andsotheboyclimbedupthetreeandgatheredherapplesandcarriedthemaway.Andthetreewashappy.Buttheboystayedawayforalongtime...andthetreewassad.......Andafteralongtimetheboycamebackagain,"IamsorryBoy,"saidthetree,"butIhavenothinglefttogiveyoumyapplesaregone.""Myteetharetooweakforapples,"saidtheboy."Mybranchesaregone,"saidthetree."Youcannotswingonthem-""Iamtoooldtoswingonbranches,"saidtheboy."Mytrunkisgone,"saidthetree."Youcannotclimb-""Iamtootiredtoclimb,"saidtheboy."Iamsorry,"sighedthetree."IwishthatIcouldgiveyousomething…butIhavenothingleft.Iamjustanoldstump.Iamsorry…"Idon’tneedverymuchnow,"saidtheboy,"justaquietplacetositandrest.Iamverytired.""Well,"saidthetree,straighteningherselfupasmuchasshecould,"Well,anoldstumpisgoodforsittingandresting.Comeboy,sitdown.Sitdownandrest."Andtheboydid.Andthetreewashappy.
