appleby 英语美文 A boy and his apple tree 男孩和苹果树

英语美文 A boy and his apple tree 男孩和苹果树  

Long ago
there was a huge apple tree.A little boy love to e 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 asked 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
butI 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. Ihave to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?" "Sorry
butI don't have a house
but you can chop 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. ButI 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
e sit down with me and rest
" the boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...