Title : The Caring Tree
Author : Sheikh Hassan Seylan 'Abad
Illustrator : Raihan Munif Bahasuan
Publisher : Sheikh Hassan Seylan 'Abad
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This story is about a boy and a tree who knew each other for quite some time. When he was a boy, he always plays with the tree. As he grew up, he did not bother about tree nor did he visit the tree. In his teenage years, the tree asked him to play with it. The boy said that he does not have time to play now as he growing older. He went up to the tree and asked him for a favor. He asked the tree for some apples that it has beared for quite some time. This is because he has financial problem. When he was in his twenties, the tree requested the boy to play with it. The boy refused because he has need to build houses. So, the tree offered him to take it's branches to be used as wood. When he is middle-aged man, the tree offered him to take his roots to build a boat. This is because the man has desperation for a boat. Many years passed, yet the man did not appear to face the tree. In his elderly years, the man went to visit the tree. The tree said that it does not have any fruits, branches or roots to give him anymore. The man replied that he does not want anything but just to be with the tree and to rest with it. So, the man sat and leaned against the tree with full of joy in his heart and believing that he has return home.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
The Caring Tree
Posted by Sabitah at 6:13 AM
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