Characters: The little boy
The apple tree
Sources: http://newpaper.dahe.cn/jrxf/html/2008-05/09/content_64184.htm
Background:
this is a traditional story and it come from france
i learn this story from my mother.
this is a famous story.
" Come play with me "
" I am sad and getting old.
I want to go sailing to relax myself.
Can you give me a boat?"
" Come play with me "
" I don't have time to play.
I met with poverty.
I have to work for my family,
we need a house for shelter. can you help me?"
" Sorry, i don't have a house, but you can
cut off my branches to build your house "
" Come play with me "
" I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore.
I want toys. I need money to buy them."
" Sorry, I don't have money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them,
you will have money."
" Sorry, my boy, but i don't have anytime for you anymore. No more apples for you."
" I don't have teeth to bite."
" No more trunk for you to climb on."
" I am too old for that now."
" I really want to give you something ...the only thing left is my dying roots."
" I don't need much now, just a place to rest"
He loved the tree and the tree loved
to play with him
The Boy and The Apple Tree
Lily
*Please enlighten all your friends and your families by telling them this story.
*Love your Parents
Thank you for listening
Lily