A little boy loved to play around a tall apple tree every day. Later, when he grew up, he no longer played there.
One day, the boy came and he looked 1. When the tree knew the boy wanted some toys, she asked the boy to pick up all her 2 to sell. So the boy did it and left.
Another day, the boy turned into a man and got back, "Come and play with 3 !" the tree was excited and said. "4, I have to build a house to live in," the man said. "You can 5 off my branches to build your house. " So the man did it and left 6.
One hot summer day, the man came. when the apple tree knew that the man needed a boat to go sailing, she let him 7 her trunk(树干).
After many years, the man came again. "Sorry, my boy. But the
8 thing left is my dying roots," the tree said. "I just need a place to rest 9 I'm old and tired after all these years," the man said.
"Come! 10 tree roots are the best place to rest." The man sat down and the tree smiled with tears.
