英文勵志故事：男孩和樹(Boy And Tree)

從前，有一棵高大的蘋果樹。一個小男孩喜歡每天都到樹旁來玩耍。他會爬到樹頂摘蘋果吃，會在樹蔭下小憩……他很喜歡這棵樹，樹也很高興和他一起玩兒。

時光流逝，小男孩也漸漸地長大了，他不再像以前一樣來樹旁玩耍了。

一天，男孩回到樹邊，看起來很傷心。“跟我玩吧！”樹說道。

“我不再是孩子了，我不會再到這兒玩了。”男孩答道，“我想玩玩具，可要用錢去買。＂

“對不起，可是我沒有錢……但你可以從我這兒摘些蘋果賣掉，那樣你就有錢了呀！”男孩興奮極了。他把樹上的所有蘋果都摘下來，然后興高采烈地走了。之后男孩沒有回來，樹好傷心。

一天，男孩又回來了，樹很興奮，他說：“來和我一起玩吧！”“我沒時間玩。為了維持一家人的生活我必須得工作。我需要一棟房子，為我們遮避風(fēng)霜雨雪，你能幫我什么忙嗎？”“對不起，我沒有房子給你，但是你可以砍掉我的枝干自己建造房子啊！”于是，男孩把所有的樹枝都砍下來，然后心滿意足地離開了。

樹因男孩高興而高興。但是，自此男孩又再沒出現(xiàn)，樹便再次孤獨傷心起來．一個夏日，男孩突然又出現(xiàn)在樹旁，樹非常高興地說：“跟我一起玩吧．”

“我好悲傷，我看到自己在逐漸地衰老。我想去航海，以緩解自己的憂慮。您能送我一艘小船嗎？”“用我的樹干去造船吧，那樣你就能航海去了，你會感到高興的。”于是，男孩把樹干砍去造船，航海去了。很長時間沒再露面。

多年以后，男孩終于又回來了。樹說：“對不起，我的孩子，我再沒有任何東西可以給你了。沒有蘋果給你……”男孩答道：“我沒牙了，不能再吃蘋果了。”“我沒有樹干可以讓你爬上爬下地玩了。”“我太老了，已經(jīng)爬不動了。”男孩答道。“我真心想給你我的一切……然而我剩下的唯一一樣?xùn)|西就是行將死去的樹墩。”樹滿眼淚水地說。“現(xiàn)在，我什么也不需要，只想有個地方能讓我好好休息休息。奔波了這么多年，我真的是太累了。”男孩答道。“那好?。∥疫@老樹墩是你倚著休息的最好地方了。來吧，和我一起坐下休息好了。”男孩坐了下來，樹高興地?zé)釡I奪眶而出……

這是每個人都會有的故事。樹就好比我們的父母。當(dāng)我們小的時候，愿意和爸爸媽媽一起玩耍……長大了以后，便會離他們而去，只有在我們需要父母時，或遇到什么困難時，才會想著回去找他們。無論如何，父母總會有求必應(yīng)，鼎力相助，無私地奉獻(xiàn)出他們的一切，讓我們備感欣慰?；蛟S你會認(rèn)為那個男孩子有些殘忍，但是我們何嘗不是那樣對待我們的父母的呢？

愛你的父母吧，從現(xiàn)在開始！

Boy And Tree

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, took a nap under the shadow… 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 don’t play around trees anymore.” 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 for shelter. 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 happy but the boy didn’t appear 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 you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time. 

Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” the tree said. “ I don’t have teeth to bite.” The boy replied. “No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now.” the boy said. “I really want to give you something…the only thing left is my dying roots.” The tree said with tears. “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears… 

This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.