Long ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy love 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 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, 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 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...
相关单词：nap
nap解释：n.(白天)打瞌睡，打盹
nap例句：
The nap of the coat has been worn off.外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了。
Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.我小睡的时候不要打扰我。
相关单词：grabbed
grabbed解释：v.抢先，抢占( grab的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取
grabbed例句：
He was grabbed by two men and frogmarched out of the hall. 他被两个男人紧抓双臂押出大厅。
She grabbed the child's hand and ran. 她抓住孩子的手就跑。
相关单词：shelter
shelter解释：n.掩蔽，掩蔽处，避身处；庇护所，避难所，庇护；vt.庇护，保护，隐匿；vi.躲避
shelter例句：
We took shelter from the rain in a cave.我们在一个山洞里避雨。
Trees are a shelter from the sun.树木可以遮挡阳光。
相关单词：chop
chop解释：n.厚肉片，排骨，砍，交换，戳记，商标；vt.剁碎，砍，切，割断；vi.砍，突然转向
chop例句：
He struck off the branch with a single chop of the ax.他一斧子就砍掉了那根树枝。
She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。
相关单词：sailing
sailing解释：n.航行，航海术，启航
sailing例句：
Experienced seamen will advise you
The operation was plain sailing.手术进行得顺利。
相关单词：dying
dying解释：adj.垂死的，临终的
dying例句：
He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。
相关单词：lean
lean解释：n.瘦肉，倾斜，弯曲；adj.瘦的，贫乏的，歉收的；v.倚靠，倾斜，依赖
lean例句：
The seats have no back against which to lean.这些座位都没有靠背可倚。
Please don't lean your chair back,you'll break it.请不要坐在椅子上往后仰，你会把椅子弄坏的。
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