The Tree

---------------------- Forwarded by Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT on 08/10/2000
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"SOCORRO HERNANDEZ" <SUHERNAN@LLGM.COM< on 08/09/2000 12:41:34 PM
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Subject: The Tree

This is a nice story, I hope you enjoy it.

< < 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 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 sad. "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 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." the <
< boy replied. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a
< < boat?"
< < "Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away 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 can't give you anything ... 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 years." 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.......< <

< < This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent.
< < When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad... When we
< < grew up, we left them..only came to them when we needed something
< < or when we are in trouble.
< < No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they
< < can to make you happy. You may think the boy is cruel to the tree
< < but that's how all of us are treating our parent.
< < Please enlighten all you friends by forward this mail< to them. And
< < love your parents. And tell your kids.
< << < Hope it means something to u!
<<
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