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One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me" the tree said. "I dont have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?" "Sorry, but I dont have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house." So the boy 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. "Come and play with me!" the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can yo give me a boat?" "Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy." So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time. Finally, the b "I dont need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years." The boy replied. "Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, Come sit down with me and rest." The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.......