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Tuesday 13 October 2015

Better late than never

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and 
play around it every day. He climbed to the treetop ate the apples, and took a
nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by, the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the 
tree every day.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.
“Come and play with me”, the tree asked the boy.
 
Boy: “I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees anymore” the boy.said.

“I want toys. I need money to buy them.”
Tree: “Sorry, but I do not have money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, 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 who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited.
“Come and play with me” the tree said.
“I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?”
“Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.
The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. 

The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted.
“Come and play with me!” the tree said.
“I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a 

boat?” said the man.
“Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.”
So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never 

showed up for a long time.
Finally, the man returned after many years.
“Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples 

for you”, the tree said.
No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite” the man replied.
Tree : “No more trunk for you to climb on.”
“I am too old for that now” the man said.
“I really cannot give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots,” the 

tree said with tears.
“I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” 
the man replied.
“Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, come sit down with
me and rest.” The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, 
we loved to play with our Mum and Dad. When we grow up, we leave 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 could 
just to make you happy.
You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our
 parents.We take them for granted; we don’t appreciate all they did for us till
it becomes too late.

(story based  on panchtantra's stories for children)

Written for B A R the group, thread 11th to 17th Oct.






10 comments:

  1. Loved the story. Yes as parents we are always there for our children. My father lived with me until his death and my mother still lives with me. I am eternally grateful for the joy of having them by my side.

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    1. Your mom is fortunate that she has such a loving daughter.

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  2. Often children forget....this story is the perfect reminder...
    Great message.

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    1. Thanks a lot, Inderpreet.
      i have read your posts, but could not comment.

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  3. Often children forget....this story is the perfect reminder...
    Great message.

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  4. Often children forget....this story is the perfect reminder...
    Great message.

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  5. this just made me miss my parents even more. Thanks for sharing it.

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  6. Wonderful story with a great message. It is only much later we realize and value our parents!

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