作者: 谢尔·希尔弗斯坦
Author: Shel Silverstein
一棵大树爱上一个小男孩，他们成为了好朋友。小男孩每天来爬树、摘树叶、吃苹果……男孩很开心，大树也很开心。可是，男孩渐渐长大，不再与大树一起玩耍。男孩希望获得金钱，大树把苹果给他去换钱；男孩需要建立家庭，大树把树枝给他造房；男孩希望去远航，大树把树干给他造船。男孩变成老人回到大树身边，大树已经没有什么可以给他，不过它还有个树墩，可以让男孩坐下来休息……大树很快乐。
这是一个由一个男孩和一棵爱他的树组成的动人故事，也是一则令人心醒动容的寓言，让孩子在施与受，爱与被爱之间理解爱的真谛。
A big tree fell in love with a little boy, and they became good friends. The little boy comes to visit the big tree everyday, he climbs onto it, pick its leaves, and eat its apples every day... The boy is very happy, and the tree is very happy too. However, the boy eventually grew up and stopped playing with the tree. The boy hopes to get money and the tree gives him apples to exchange for money; the boy needs to establish a family and the tree gives him branches to build a house; the boy wants to go on a voyage and the tree gives him the trunk to build a boat. In the end, when the boy turned into an old man and returned to the tree, the tree had nothing left to give him but a stump for the boy to sit down and rest...
This is a moving story composed of a boy and a tree that loves him. It is also a heart-wrenching fable that allows children to understand the true meaning of love between giving and receiving, loving, and being loved.
适用年龄: 3-10岁
Recommended for ages: 3-10