今日分享英语短文：The apple tree
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, played under the tree… 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.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad.
“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.
“I am no longer a kid, I do not 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.”
The boy didn’t come back after he picked the apples, The tree was sad.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was 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, can you help me?”
“sorry, But i don’t have a house, But you can cut 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 full of joy, but the boy didn’t appear since then. the tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was very happy.
“Use my trunk to build the boat, you can sail and be happy.”
So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show 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 or you anymore. no more apples for you,” the tree said.
“I don’t have teeth to eat”, 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.
“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the boy replied.
Good, come here, please sit down with me and have a rest.
The boy sat down and the tree smiled.
This is a story of everyone, the tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with our Dad and Mom. When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. Whatever, parents always be there and give everything, they could to make you happy.
You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree, but that’s how all of us are treating our parents.