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The Giving Tree
--written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein
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Once there was a tree. . .
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and she loved a little boy.
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And every daythe boywould come
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and he wouldgather her leaves
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and make them into crowns
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and play king of the forest.
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He would climb up her trunk
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and swing from her branches
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and eat apples.
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And they would playhide-and-go-seek.
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And when he was tired,he would sleepin her shade.
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And the boy loved the tree. . .
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very much.. . .
And the tree was happy.
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But time went by.
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And the boy grew older.
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And the tree was often alone.
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Then one day the boycame to the treeand the tree said :
“ Come, Boy, come andclimb up my trunkand swing frommy branchesand eat apples and play in my shadeand be happy.”
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“I am too big to climb and play,” said the boy. “I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me some money?”
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“I’m sorry,” said the tree,
“but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy.”
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And so the boy climbed up the treeand gathered her applesand carried them away.
And the tree was happy. . .
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But the boy stayed away for a long time. . .and the tree was sad.
And then one daythe boy came backand the tree shook with joy and she said,
“ Come, Boy, climb up my trunk and swing from my branchesand be happy.”
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“I am too busy to climb trees,” said the boy.
“I want a house to keep me warm,” he said.
“I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house?”
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“I have no house,” said the tree.“The forest is my house,but you may cut off my branchesand build a house.Then you will be happy.”
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And so the boy cut off her branchesand carried them away to build his house.
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And the tree was happy. . .
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But the boy stayed awayfor a long time.And when he came back,the tree was so happyshe could hardly speak.
“ Come, Boy,” she whispered,“come and play.”“ I am too old and sad to play,”said the boy.“ I want a boat that willtake me far away from here.Can you give me a boat?”
“ Cut down my trunk and makea boat,” said the tree.“ Than you can sail away…and be happy.”
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And so the boy cut down her trunk
and made a boat and sailed away.
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And the tree was happy. . .but not really.
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And after a long timethe boy came back again.
“ I am sorry, Boy,” said the tree,“ but I have nothing left to give you—my apples are gone.”“ My teeth are too weak for apples,” said the boy.
“ My branches are gone,” said the tree.“ You cannot swing on them—”“ I am too old to swing on branches,” said the boy.“ My trunk is gone,” said the tree.“You cannot climb—”“ I am too tired to climb,”said the boy.
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“ I am sorry,” sighed the tree.“ I wish that I couldgive you something…But I have nothing left.I am just an old stump.I am sorry…”
“ I don’t need very much now,”said the boy,“ just a quiet place to sit and rest.I am very tired.”
“ Well,” said the tree,straightening herself upas much as she could,
“ well, an old stump is goodfor sitting and resting.Come, Boy, sit down.Sit down and rest.”
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And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.
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The End
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Summary• The story features a boy and an apple tree. When he was
young, the boy loved to eat the tree's apples, swing on the tree, and sit at its side. He even carved a heart on the tree, with the initials, "Me + T".
• The years passed, and the boy grew into adolescence, carving a new heart above the original one, with the initials of his presumed girlfriend. More years passed, and the boy returned to the tree. Although the tree offered him a swing and an apple to eat, the boy (now a young man) claimed he was more interested in making money. The tree gracefully offered him her apples to sell in the market. Later, the "boy" revisited her, and the tree, quite eager to make him happy, offered him her branches to build a home for his wife and children. Later, the boy returned (now in midlife), claiming he needed a boat, and the tree offered her trunk! Years later, the boy became quite aged, and he returned to the apple tree, a mere stump. The tree could not imagine that she had anything left to offer the "boy", but since he was too old to do much else, he used the stump to rest--and the tree was happy.
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Themes to Explore• This simple, moving children's book by Shel Silverstein
has opened up plenty of debates, both over its meaning and its appropriateness for children.
• A fable about giving (not always wisely, but certainly deeply) and taking (often without thought, but almost always with consequences).
• A sad tale of codependency—about a tree that doesn’t stop giving, and a boy who doesn’t stop taking.
• About the unconditional love, such as the love a parent gives a child—the parent gives what s/he can, fully aware (and mostly happy) that the child will grow to be independent of the parent.
• About the hidden conflict between what a man wants and what a man actually needs.