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The Giving Tree
Ask and it is Given. They say, every wish can be fulfilled. Kito is a little orphan, living in a village, who got to know about a magical tree, that can make his innermost desire true. But at the same time all the other villagers want their desires to be fulfilled as well...
9 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2016
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February 19, 2022
One Good Deed Deserves Another
The old, dry Tree with its dry, chapped leafless branches created an arabesque pattern, mighty roots, like octopus tentacles, were holding it tight on the ground, curving above its surface. The Tree looked unfriendly, even darksome. Birds wouldn’t build nests on its branches, squirrels wouldn’t run up and down its giant trunk and even an exhausted traveler wouldn’t dare to make up a bed under its cover. But amazingly enough, the first thing to catch your eye at the first glance at the tree was the foot-path beaten to it. The Tree is magical. Once a year, the Tree grants one wish.
Kito, an orphan, lost his parents when he was one year old, who died during the influenza outbreak that year. He managed to survive and was fostered by his mother’s relatives in a neighboring village. One day his aunt Mary told Kito to take a jar of milk to the neighboring village to her relative. There he listened to Grandmother telling them about the Giving Tree.
A young fairy, grateful for the shade from the Giving Tree, made the tree magical, enabling it to fulfill the requests of people, who address the Giving Tree. The more wishes fulfilled, the longer the Tree would live. Only those wishes, which can benefit the people’s welfare were granted.
The first wish granted was to a sword maker, born in a common family, who received so many orders for swords that he had to hire two fellows to work for him and his blacksmith shop prospered for many years. When his home folks asked him how he had managed to start his own business, he told them about the magical Tree that could talk and they started addressing the Tree with their simple requests. The Tree cured children, made peace between the beloved, if they had a quarrel. The villagers thanked the Tree and the path to the Tree became wider every day.
The Old King died, leaving his greedy son as successor. The greedy King went to the Giving Tree, and when the Tree wouldn't grant his wish, burned the Tree down to the ground. The fairy arrived too late to save the entire tree, but a few branches stayed green, showing, that the Tree was still alive. The fairy was only able to grant the Giving Tree the chance to fulfill one wish a year.
Two people approached the Tree, Kito who wanted only to see his parents, and the King’s daughter who wanted a talking doll.
The old, dry Tree with its dry, chapped leafless branches created an arabesque pattern, mighty roots, like octopus tentacles, were holding it tight on the ground, curving above its surface. The Tree looked unfriendly, even darksome. Birds wouldn’t build nests on its branches, squirrels wouldn’t run up and down its giant trunk and even an exhausted traveler wouldn’t dare to make up a bed under its cover. But amazingly enough, the first thing to catch your eye at the first glance at the tree was the foot-path beaten to it. The Tree is magical. Once a year, the Tree grants one wish.
Kito, an orphan, lost his parents when he was one year old, who died during the influenza outbreak that year. He managed to survive and was fostered by his mother’s relatives in a neighboring village. One day his aunt Mary told Kito to take a jar of milk to the neighboring village to her relative. There he listened to Grandmother telling them about the Giving Tree.
A young fairy, grateful for the shade from the Giving Tree, made the tree magical, enabling it to fulfill the requests of people, who address the Giving Tree. The more wishes fulfilled, the longer the Tree would live. Only those wishes, which can benefit the people’s welfare were granted.
The first wish granted was to a sword maker, born in a common family, who received so many orders for swords that he had to hire two fellows to work for him and his blacksmith shop prospered for many years. When his home folks asked him how he had managed to start his own business, he told them about the magical Tree that could talk and they started addressing the Tree with their simple requests. The Tree cured children, made peace between the beloved, if they had a quarrel. The villagers thanked the Tree and the path to the Tree became wider every day.
The Old King died, leaving his greedy son as successor. The greedy King went to the Giving Tree, and when the Tree wouldn't grant his wish, burned the Tree down to the ground. The fairy arrived too late to save the entire tree, but a few branches stayed green, showing, that the Tree was still alive. The fairy was only able to grant the Giving Tree the chance to fulfill one wish a year.
Two people approached the Tree, Kito who wanted only to see his parents, and the King’s daughter who wanted a talking doll.
October 6, 2020
Having a hard time discerning the conclusion. What exactly did the "beautiful doll with curls" had to do with him and his mom?
March 16, 2018
'' How greedy a man can be''....trees needs man and man needs trees
April 30, 2019
Was this book ever edited?
The grammar in this book is horrible either by lack of editor or poor translation. The ending leaves you up in the air as to what happened.
The grammar in this book is horrible either by lack of editor or poor translation. The ending leaves you up in the air as to what happened.
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