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A narrative poem by shel silverstein titled 'the giving tree'. The story revolves around a tree that loves a little boy and gives him various things throughout his life, from apples and branches for building a house to her trunk for making a boat. However, as the boy grows older, he takes more and more from the tree until she is left as an old stump. Despite this, the tree is still happy to provide the boy with a quiet place to sit and rest. This poem explores themes of selflessness, love, and the passage of time.
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By Shel Silverstein
Narrators 1- 11 , Boy, Tree
Narrator 1: Once there was a tree……
Narrator 2: And she loved a little boy.
Narrator 3: And every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.
Narrator 4: He would climb up her trunk and swing from her branches and when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. And the boy loved the tree…..very much.
Narrator 5: And the tree was happy. But time went by, and the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone.
Narrator 6: Then one day the boy came to the tree and the tree said:
Tree: Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy.
Boy: I am too big to climb and play
Narrator 7: said the boy.
Boy: I want to buy things and have fun. I want some money. Can you give me some money?”
Tree: I’m sorry
Narrator 8: said the tree,
Tree: but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples. Take my apples, Boy, and sell them in city. Then you will have money and you’ll be happy.
Narrator 9: And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy…
Narrator 10: But the boy stayed away for a long time…… and the tree was sad.
Narrator 11: And then one day the boy came back and the tree shook with joy, and she said:
Tree: Come, Boy come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy.
Boy: I am too busy to climb trees,
Narrator 1: said the boy.
Boy: I want a house to keep me warm. I want a wife and I want children, and so I need a house. Can you give me a house?
Narrator 2: I have no house. The forest is my house.
Narrator 3: said the tree
Tree: but you may cut off my branches and build a house. Then you will be happy
Narrator 4: And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build a house. And the tree was happy.
Narrator 5: But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad.
Narrator 6: And when he came back, the tree was so happy she could hardly speak.
Tree: Come, Boy
Narrator 7: she whispered,
Tree: Come and play.
Boy: I am too old and sad to play. I want a boat that will take me away from here. Can you give
me a boat?
Tree: Cut down my trunk and make a boat,”
Narrator 8: said the tree.
Tree: Then you can sail away and be happy.
Narrator 9: And so the boy cut down her trunk And made a boat and sailed away. And the tree
was happy.
Narrator 10: But not really. And after a long time the boy came back again.
Tree: I am sorry, Boy, but I have nothing left to give you. My apples are gone.
Boy: My teeth are too weak for apples.