Long ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy liked 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 told 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（砍） 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 trunk to build your boat. You can sail faraway and be happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk 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 trunk for you to climb on." "I am too old for that now." the boy said.
"I really want to give you something…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 year," 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...
很久以前,有一棵苹果树。一个小男孩喜欢每天周围嬉戏。他爬到树顶,吃苹果,在树荫下小憩…他爱这棵树,树也爱和他一起玩。
时间的推移…小男孩长大了,他不再到树旁玩耍了。
一天,男孩回到树旁,他看起来。“来和我玩吧!”树告诉这个男孩。“我不再是小孩了,我不会再到树下玩耍了。”男孩答道,“我要玩具。我需要钱来买。”
“对不起,我没有钱…但是你可以采摘我的所有和苹果。这样,你就会有钱了。”男孩很兴奋。他摘下树上所有的苹果,高高兴兴地走了。后,男孩一去不回选苹果。苹果树很伤心。
有一天,男孩回来了,树非常兴奋。“来和我玩吧!”树说。
“我没有时间玩。我得为我的家庭工作。我们需要一个房子来遮风挡雨。你能帮我吗?”“对不起,但是我没有房子,但是你可以钜(砍下我的树枝,去盖房子,这样你就会。”于是男孩砍下了她的树枝,高高兴兴地走了。”
那棵树很高兴看到他很快乐,但是自从那时起男孩没再出现。苹果树再一次陷入孤独悲伤之中。
突然,在一个夏日,男孩回到树旁,树很高兴。“来和我玩吧!”树说。
“我很伤心,我开始老了。我想去航海放松自己。你能给我一条船吗?”“用我的树干去造条船吧!你可以航行遥远的,并且因此而幸福。”于是男孩砍了树干做了条船。
他航海去了,很长一段时间未露面。
男孩终于回来,留给了这么多年。“对不起,我的孩子。我已经没有东西可以给你了。苹果没了…”树说。
“我已经没有牙咬,”男孩回答。
“我没有树干可以让你爬。”“我太老了,爬不动了。”男孩说。
“我真的想给你一件事…,只剩下枯死下去的老根,”树流着泪说。“我不需要别的什么,只要一个休息的地方。我累了,毕竟这些一年,”男孩回答。
“太好了!老根是最适合坐下来休息。过来,过来和我一起坐下休息,”男孩坐下来,那棵树很高兴,并笑了泪滴……
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