I gave this story to my student when i had the material about Narrative text. I played the story then i let them to listen carefully to understand the content of the story. After finishing it, i asked some questions related to the text then we discussed the content together. when i came to the question what moral message we can take from the story, my students cried..... What's wrong with them???
The Apple Tree
A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and played with it everyday. He climbed the tree, ate its 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 everyday. One day the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. The tree asked the boy: “come and play with me”. The boy replied:” I am no longer kid, I don’t play around you anymore, I want toys. I need money to buy them”. The tree said:” sorry…. I don’t 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 returned and the tree was so excited. The tree asked the boy: “come and play with me”. The boy replied:” I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my wife and my children. We need house for shelter. Can you help me?.” The tree said:” sorry…. But I don’t have house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” The boy was so excited. He cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day , the boy returned and the tree was delighted. The tree asked the boy: “come and play with me”. The boy replied:” I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax my self. Can you give me a boat?”. The tree said:” use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” The boy was so excited. He cut the trunk to make a boat . he went sailing and never showed up for long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. The tree said to the boy: sorry my boy but I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apple for you..” the boy replied “ I don’t have teeth to bite” “no more trunk for you to climbed on” “ I have no power to climb on” the tree said with tears. “I really can’t give you anything.. the only thing left is my dying roots” the boy replied “ I don’t need much now, just place to rest. I am tired after all these years”. The tree said” good.. old tree roots is the best place to rest. Come, come sit down with me and rest”. The boy sat down and the tree was so glad and smiled with tears……
A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and played with it everyday. He climbed the tree, ate its 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 everyday. One day the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. The tree asked the boy: “come and play with me”. The boy replied:” I am no longer kid, I don’t play around you anymore, I want toys. I need money to buy them”. The tree said:” sorry…. I don’t 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 returned and the tree was so excited. The tree asked the boy: “come and play with me”. The boy replied:” I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my wife and my children. We need house for shelter. Can you help me?.” The tree said:” sorry…. But I don’t have house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” The boy was so excited. He cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day , the boy returned and the tree was delighted. The tree asked the boy: “come and play with me”. The boy replied:” I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax my self. Can you give me a boat?”. The tree said:” use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” The boy was so excited. He cut the trunk to make a boat . he went sailing and never showed up for long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. The tree said to the boy: sorry my boy but I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apple for you..” the boy replied “ I don’t have teeth to bite” “no more trunk for you to climbed on” “ I have no power to climb on” the tree said with tears. “I really can’t give you anything.. the only thing left is my dying roots” the boy replied “ I don’t need much now, just place to rest. I am tired after all these years”. The tree said” good.. old tree roots is the best place to rest. Come, come sit down with me and rest”. The boy sat down and the tree was so glad and smiled with tears……
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