Once there

was a tree....

and

she loved

a

little boy.

And every

day the

boy would come

and he

would gather

her leaves

and make them

into crowns

and play

king of the forest.

He would climb

up her trunk

and swing from

her branches

and eat apples.

And they

would

play

hide-and

go-seek.

And when he

was tired, he

would sleep

in her shade.

And the boy loved

the tree...

very much.

And the

tree

was

happy.

But time went by.

And the

boy

grew older.

And the tree was

often alone.

Then one day the boy came to the tree and

the tree said, "Come, Boy, come and climb up

my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be

happy."

"I am too big to climb and play," said the boy.

"I want to buy things and have fun. I want money. Can you give me some money?"

"I'm sorry," said the tree, "but I have no

money.

I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples. Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy."

And so the boy climbed up

the tree and gathered

her apples and

carried them away.

And the tree

was happy.