The little boy had grown up and no longer played around the tree everyday. One day the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.
"Come, play with me," 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 any money.....but you can pick my apples and sell them. Then 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, 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 off and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then.
The tree was 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 so sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give a boat?"
"Use my trunk to make a boat. You can sail far away and be happy," So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. The boy went sailing and never showed up for a very long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. "Sorry, my boy, but I don't have anything for anymore. No 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 and rest on,"
"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 for everyone. The Tree is our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad... When we grew up; we left them....only come to them when we need 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 is how all of us are treating our parents.
LOVE your parents, no matter who and where they are....
-THE END-
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Salam Ukhuwwah Fillah
Mahfuzah Hamizah
