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 tree top, ate the apples or played under the tree.?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.
　　One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad.“Come and play with me,”the tree asked the boy.
　　“I am no longer a?kid.?I do not play around trees any more”The boy replied,“I want?toys.?I?need?money to buy them.”
　　“Sorry, but 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 picked all the apples on the tree and left happily.?The boy didn't?come?back?after he picked the apples.?The tree was sad.
　　One day, the boy?returned?and the tree was so excited“Come and play with me”The tree said“I don't have time to play.?I?have?to?work for my family.?We need a house. Can you help me?”
　　“Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can?cut?off?my branches?to build your house”.??So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.?
　　The tree was?glad?to see him?full?of?joy,?but the boy didn't?appear. Since?then the tree was again?lonely?and sad.


【漢語翻譯】

蘋果樹(1)

　　很久以前有一棵巨大的蘋果樹。一個(gè)小男孩每天都喜歡來到樹旁玩耍。他爬到樹頂、吃蘋果，或者在樹下玩。他愛這棵樹，樹也愛和他一起玩。
　　隨著時(shí)間的流逝，小男孩長大了。他不再到樹旁玩耍了。
　　一天，男孩回到樹旁，他看起來很悲傷?！皝砗臀彝姘桑　睒湔f。
　　“我不再是個(gè)小孩，我不會再到樹下玩耍了．”男孩答道，“我想要玩具，我需要錢來買?！?br />　　“很遺憾，我沒有錢。但是你可以摘我所有的蘋果拿去賣。這樣你就有錢了?！蹦泻⒑芘d奮。他摘掉樹上所有的蘋果，然后高興地離開了。摘過蘋果以后，男孩沒再回來。樹很傷心。
　　一天，男孩回來了，樹非常興奮，“來和我玩吧”，樹說?！拔覜]有時(shí)間玩．我不得不為我的家庭工作。我們需要一個(gè)房子，你能幫我嗎？”
　　“很遺憾，我沒有房子。但是，你可以砍下我的樹枝來建房?！币虼?，男孩砍下所有的樹枝，高高興興地離開了。
　　看到他充滿歡樂，樹也很高興。但是，自從那時(shí)起，男孩沒再出現(xiàn)，樹很孤獨(dú)很悲傷。