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Oncetherewasatree...andshelovedalittleboy.Andeverydaytheboywouldcome.hewouldgatherherleavesandmakethemintocrownsandplaykingoftheforest.Hewouldclimbuphertrunkandswingfromherbranchesandeatapples.Andtheywouldplayhide-and-go-seek.Andwhenhewastired,hewouldsleepinhershade.Andtheboylovedthetree...verymuch.Andthetreewashappy.Buttimewentby.Theboygrewolderandthetreewasoftenalone.ThenonedaytheboycametothetreeAndthetreesaid,Come,Boy,comeandclimbupmytrunkandswingfrommybranchesandeatmyapplesandplayinmyshadeandbehappy.Iamtoobigtoclimbandplay,saidtheboy.Iwanttobuythingsandhavefun.Iwantsomemoney.Canyougivemesomemoney?I’msorry,saidthetree,butIhavenomoney.Ihaveonlyleavesandapples.Takemyapples,Boy,andselltheminthecity.Thenyouwillhavemoneyandyouwillbehappy.Andsotheboyclimbedupthetreeandgatheredherapplesandcarriedthemaway.Andthetreewashappy.Buttheboystayedawayforalongtime...andthetreewassad.......Andafteralongtimetheboycamebackagain,IamsorryBoy,saidthetree,butIhavenothinglefttogiveyoumyapplesaregone.Myteetharetooweakforapples,saidtheboy.Mybranchesaregone,saidthetree.Youcannotswingonthem-Iamtoooldtoswingonbranches,saidtheboy.Mytrunkisgone,saidthetree.Youcannotclimb-Iamtootiredtoclimb,saidtheboy.Iamsorry,sighedthetree.IwishthatIcouldgiveyousomething…butIhavenothingleft.Iamjustanoldstump.Iamsorry…Idon’tneedverymuchnow,saidtheboy,justaquietplacetositandrest.Iamverytired.Well,saidthetree,straighteningherselfupasmuchasshecould,Well,anoldstumpisgoodforsittingandresting.Comeboy,sitdown.Sitdownandrest.Andtheboydid.Andthetreewashappy.