THEGIVINGTREE爱心树THEGIVINGTREE---byShelSilverstein0Oncetherewasatree…andshelovedalittleboy.AndeverydaytheboywouldcomeAndhewouldgatherherleavesandmakethemintocrownsandplaykingoftheforest.Hewouldclimbuphertrunkandswingfromherbranchesandeatapples.Andtheywouldplayhide-and-go-seek.Andwhenhewastired,hewouldsleepinhershade.Andtheboylovedthetree…verymuch.Andthetreewashappy.Buttimewentby.Andtheboygrewolder.Andthetreewasoftenalone.Thenonedaytheboycametothetreeandthetreesaid,”come,boy,comeandclimbupmytrunkandswingfrommybranchesandeatapplesandplayinmyshadeandbehappy.””Iamtoobigtoclimbandplay,”saidtheboy.“Iwanttobuythingsandhavefun.Iwantsomemoney.Canyougivemesomemoney?”“I’msorry,”saidthetree,“butIhavenomoney.Ihaveonlyleavesandapples.Takemyapples,Boy,andselltheminthecity.Thenyouwillhavemoneyandyouwillbehappy.”Andsotheboyclimbedupthetreeandgatheredherapplesandcarriedthemaway.Andthetreewashappy.Buttheboystayedawayforalongtime…andthetreewassad.Andthenonedaytheboycamebackandthetreeshookwithjoyandshesaid,”Come,Boy,climbupmytrunkandswingfrommybranchesandbehappy.”“Iamtoobusytoclimbtrees”saidtheboy.“Iwantahousetokeepmewarm”hesaid.“IwantawifeandIwantchildren,andsoIneedahouse.Canyougivemeahouse?”“Ihavenohouse,”saidthetree.“Theforestismyhouse,butyoumaycutoffmybranchesandbuildahouse.Thenyouwillbehappy.”Andsotheboycutoffherbranchesandcarriedthemawaytobuildhishouse.Andthetreewashappy.Buttheboystayedawayforalongtime.Andwhenhecameback,thetreewassohappyshecouldhardlyspeak.“Come,Boy,“shewhispered,“comeandplay.”“Iamtoooldandsadtoplay,”saidtheboy.“Iwantaboatthatwilltakemefarawayfromhere.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Cutdownmytrunkandmakeaboat,”saidthetree.“Thenyoucansailaway…andbehappy.”Andsotheboycutdownhertrunk.Andmadeaboatandsailedaway.Andthetreewashappy…butnotreally.Andafteralongtimetheboycamebackagain.“Iamsorry,Boy,”saidthetree,“butIhavenothinglefttogiveyou—Myapplesaregone.”“Myteetharetooweakforapples,”saidtheboy.“Mybranchesaregone,”saidthetree.”Youcannotswingonthem