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
"Andsotheboyclimbedupthetreeandgatheredhe