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The Giving Tree

The story is about a boy and a tree who share a close friendship over many years. As the boy grows older, he uses the tree's leaves, apples, branches, and trunk for his own needs and wants, leaving the tree with nothing until she is just an old stump. In the end, the now elderly boy returns to rest on the stump, showing the tree's selfless devotion to the boy through the years.

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The Giving Tree

The story is about a boy and a tree who share a close friendship over many years. As the boy grows older, he uses the tree's leaves, apples, branches, and trunk for his own needs and wants, leaving the tree with nothing until she is just an old stump. In the end, the now elderly boy returns to rest on the stump, showing the tree's selfless devotion to the boy through the years.

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and she loved


a little boy.

Once there was a


tree....

And everyday the boy


would come ...

... and he would gather


the leaves

and gather the flowers,


and make them
into a garland.

He would climb up her


trunk

and eat
and swing from
her branches

apples.

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And they would play


hide-and-go-seek.

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And when he was tired,


he would sleep in her
shade.

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But time went by.


And the boy loved the tree
very much.
And the tree was happy.

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And the boy grew older.


And the tree was
often alone.

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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 some money. Can you give it?"
"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."
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And so the boy climbed up


the tree and gathered her
apples and carried them
away. And the tree was
happy. But the boy stayed
away for a long time....

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And so the boy cut off her branches


and carried them away to build his
house.
And the tree was happy.
But the boy stayed away for a long
time.
And when he came back, the tree was
so happy she could hardly speak.
"Come, Boy," she whispered,
"come and play."
and the tree was sad. And then one day
the boy came back and the tree shook
with joy and she said, "Come Boy, climb
up my trunk and swing from my
branches, and be happy."
"Im too busy to climb trees," said the
boy. "I want a house to keep me warm,"
he said. "I want a wife and I want
children and so I need a house. Can you give
me a house?"
"But you may cut off my branches and build a
house. Then you will be happy."
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"I want a boat that will take me


far from here. Can you give me a
boat?"
"Cut down my trunk and make a
boat," said the tree. "Then you
can sail away.... and be happy."

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And so the boy cut down


her trunk and made a boat
and sailed away.
And the tree was happy
.... but not really.

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And after a long time the boy came back again. "
I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have
nothing left to give you - my apples are gone,"
said the tree.
"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
"My branches are gone," said the tree.
"You cannot swing on
them."
"I am too old to
swing on branches,"
said the boy.

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"My trunk is gone," said the tree.


"You cannot climb..."
"I am too tired to climb," said the boy.
"I am sorry," sighed the tree.
"I wish I could give you something....
but I have nothing left.
I am just an old stump. I am sorry....."
"I dont need very much now," said the boy,
"just a quiet place to sit and rest.
I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as
much as she could," well, an old stump is good for
sitting and resting.
Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.

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