2020.03.24(星期二)  

旅人和蘋果樹

無悔的付出

曾幾何時，有一棵巨大的蘋果樹。過去有一個小男孩在樹附近玩耍。他會尋找多汁的蘋果。他會在樹旁玩耍，在樹蔭下休息。遇見這小小的歡樂後，樹喜出望外。一天，樹驚訝地看到那個男孩帶著悲傷的表情接近它。

“來吧小男孩！和我一起玩，”樹問男孩。

男孩對樹皺眉道：“我不再像你這樣在樹上玩耍了。我需要玩具。我需要錢來購買各種設計和尺寸的玩具，”男孩告訴樹。

“對不起，我親愛的男孩！我沒有錢給你。但是你可以摘掉我所有的蘋果然後賣掉。那將給您足夠的錢來購買您選擇的玩具。”

這個男孩拔光了所有的蘋果，高興地離開了。他賣掉了蘋果並賺了錢。他買了自己選擇的玩具。

春去秋來，但是沒有男孩的訊息。

一天早晨，樹看見了它的朋友。那小男孩長大了。

樹說：“過來玩吧。”

“我不能玩。我現在有家人了。我們需要庇護的房子。你能幫我嗎？”那人回答。

“抱歉！我沒有房子。但是你可以砍掉我的樹枝來蓋房子。

那人砍掉了樹上的所有樹枝，高興地離開了。那棵樹很高興看到他的朋友再次微笑。

該名男子於一個傍晚回到蘋果樹上。

“和我一起玩，”樹問那個人。

“我漸漸老了。我想去航行放鬆自己。你能給我一艘船嗎？”那人問蘋果樹。

那棵樹告訴那人：“用我的樹幹建造你的船。”

他崁下樹幹，用它造了一艘船。

船開出去了，很長時間沒有回來。

該男子多年後返回。

“對不起，我的孩子！但是現在我沒有什麼可提供的。我什麼都沒有了。沒有更多的蘋果……沒有更多的樹枝……沒有更多的樹幹供您爬上來。”樹痛苦地說道。

那個男人回答：“沒問題……我也沒有牙齒要咬，而且我年紀太大了，不能爬樹。”

那人回答說：“這些天來，我只需要一個地方休息即可。”

“老樹根是最好的依靠的地方。來吧，和我一起坐下來休息。”這棵蘋果樹帶著聲音擔憂地回答。

老人坐了下來。蘋果樹很高興，含著淚笑了。

這是每個人的故事。就像我們的父母一樣。當我們年輕時，我們可能無法想像沒有他們的生活。但是隨著我們的成長，我們離開了他們。沒關係，父母總是會存在並給予我們一切使我們幸福的東西。

 An Apple Tree and Our Parents :

Once upon a time there was a huge apple tree. A little boy used to come to play near the tree. He would search for juicy apples. He would play alongside the tree and rest under the shade. The tree was overjoyed after meeting this little bundle of joy. One day, the tree was surprised to see that boy approaching it with a sad face.

“Come on little boy! Play with me," the Tree asked the boy.

“I am no longer a kid to play around tree like you," the boy scowled at the tree. “I need toys. I need money to buy toys of various designs and sizes," the boy told the tree.

“Sorry my dear boy! I do not have money to give you. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. That will give you adequate money to buy toys of your choices," replied the tree in soothing voice.

The boy grabbed all the apples and left happily. He sold the apples and got money. He bought toys of his choices.

Spring bid adieu and autumn came by but there was no sign of the boy.

One morning, the tree saw its friend. That little boy had grown up into a big man.

“Come and play with me" the tree said.

“I cannot play. I have family now. We need a house for shelters. Can you help me?" the man replied.

“Sorry! I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house," the tree told the man.

The man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see his friend smiling again.

The man returned one evening to the apple tree.

“Come and play with me," the tree asked the man.

“I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat," the man asked the apple tree.

“Use my trunk to build your boat," the tree told the man.

He cut off the trunk and made a boat out of it.

He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

The man returned after many years.

“Sorry my boy! But now I do not have anything to offer to you. I have nothing for you anymore. No more apples….No more branches…no more trunks for you to climb on’" the tree said with a pain in its voice.

“No problem….I too do not have any teeth to bite and I am too old to climb trees," the man replied.

“I just need a place to rest after all these days," the man replied.

“Old tree roots are the best place to lean on. Come on and sit down with me and rest," the apple tree replied with a concern in its voice.

The old man sat down. The apple tree was glad and smiled with tears.

THIS IS THE STORY OF EVERY PERSON. THE TREE IS LIKE OUR PARENTS. WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, WE COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED OUR LIFE WITHOUT THEM. BUT AS WE GROW UP, WE LEAVE THEM. NO MATTER WHAT, PARENTS WILL ALWAYS BE THERE AND GIVE US EVERYTHING TO MAKE US HAPPY.