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 treetop, 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
every day.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and
he looked sad.
"Come and play with me,” the tree
asked the boy.
"I am no longer a kid, I do not play
around trees any more"
The boy replied.
"I want toys. I need money to buy
them."
"Sorry, but I do not 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 who now turned into a man
returned
And the tree was excited "Come and
play with me" the tree said.
"I do not have time to play. I have
to work for my family.
We need a house for shelter.
Can you help me?
" Sorry”,
I do not have any house. But you can chop
off my branches
To build your house.
" So the man cut all the branches of
the tree and left happily.
The tree was glad to see him happy but the
man never came back since then.
The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day,
The man returned and the tree was
delighted.
"Come and play with me!" the
tree said.
"I am getting old. I want to go
sailing to relax myself.
“Can you give me a boat?"
“Said the man”.
"Use my trunk to build your boat.
You can sail far away and be happy.
" So the man cut the tree trunk to
make a boat.
He went sailing and never showed up for a
long time.
Finally, the man returned after many
years.
"Sorry, my boy. But I do not have
anything for you anymore.
No more apples for you...
" The tree said”.
"No problem, I do not have any teeth
to bite
" The man replied.
"No more trunk for you to climb
on"
"I am too old for that now" the
man said.
"I really cannot give you anything...
The only thing left is my dying root,”
The tree said with tears.
"I do not need much now, just a place
to rest.
I am tired after all these years" the
man replied.
"Good! Old tree roots are the best
place to lean on and rest,
Come, come sit down with me and rest.
" The man sat down and the tree was
glad and smiled with tears...
This is you and the tree is your parent.
!!!!!
“Love your Parents”
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