The Farmer And The Apple Tree | Short Stories In English | Short Story For Kids
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- 2. There was once a farmer named Hari. In his field, there was an old apple tree. It was so old that it had stopped bearing fruits. One day the farmer said to himself, ‘This tree bear no fruits. It only gives shelter to the sparrows, the grasshoppers and the squirrels in the neighbourhood. I must cut it down. The wood is still strong. I can get some furniture made.’
- 3. The next day, Hari got a sharp axe and went out to cut the tree. He was just about to strike at the roots of the tree when he heard a muffled voice. Hari looked around, but he saw no one. Again he picked his axe and was about to strike the tree, when he heard a voice, ‘Please, sir , don’t cut the tree.’
- 4. He looked down and saw that the grasshopper, the sparrow and the squirrel had all come out of their homes and were standing around him. ‘Please sir,’ they begged , ‘spare the life of this tree. It is our only home.’ Hari was surprised. He said, ‘The tree is useless. It bears no fruit. I need furniture. So I shall surely cut it and use the wood.’
- 5. ‘We promise to sing to you in the afternoons when you are tired. You will feel happy and refreshed, ‘said the creatures. ‘No, no,’ said Hari. ‘Go find another tree. I cannot spare this tree.’ Hari prepared to chop down the tree. The animals began to weep, but Hari was in a hurry to finish chopping the tree by afternoon.
- 6. He wanted to send the wood to a carpenter so that he could make furniture out of it. He had struck the tree only a couple of times with his axe when he suddenly saw something in the hollow of the tree. It was a beehive. Hari looked carefully. The beehive was full of honey. He tasted the honey. It is delicious! Hari said to himself.
- 7. Hari put his axe and sat down. The tree,’ he said, ‘is very useful. In its hollow , it has made place for a beehive, which is the bees’ home. If I take away the honey now, the bees will make more. They will not leave their home and go away.’ Hari got up and called the grasshopper, the sparrow and the squirrel.
- 8. ‘Hey, come here, all of you! I’m sparing the life of this tree. You can live in peace now.’ Hari threw away the axe. The creatures thanked Hari for sparing the tree. It was their home. The sparrow, the grasshopper and the squirrel were happy. Hari learnt an important lesson that day- everything in this world has some use. The tree also had a reason to be still standing.
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