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     A little boy loved to play around the tree.
Time went by. The boy grew up. One day, he came back to the tree and said, “        ” “You can pick my apples and sell them,” the tree said. Then the boy took all the apples, but he disappeared for a long time.
   “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,” the boy replied. “You can cut my branches(树枝) to build a house,” said the tree. So the boy cut all the branches off and left happily. But the tree didn’t hear from the boy for a long time.
     The tree said, “Sorry, I don’t have anything for you now.” “I am tired. I just need a place to rest,” the boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots(根) are the best place to rest,” said the tree. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
In fact, the tree stands for our parents.   

A. Finally, the boy returned after many years. B. A long time ago, there was an apple tree. C. As the apple tree, they give us everything we need. D. One day, the boy returned and the tree was very excited. E. I want to play with toys, but I need money to buy them.