Love Your Parents
- The Boy And The Apple Tree -
- The Boy And The Apple Tree -
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, and 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’.
'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.
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 trunks for you to climb on, the tree said.
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 a story of everyone.
The tree is like our parents.
When we were young, we loved to play with
our Mum and Dad.
When we grow up, we leave them…only come to
them when we need something or when we are in trouble.
No matter what, parents will always be
there and give everything they could just to make you happy.
You may think the boy is cruel to the tree,
but that is how all of us treat our parents.
We take them for granted we don't
appreciate all they do for us, UNTIL it's to late.
Love your Parents