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A place to rest

I wish that I could give you something, but I have nothing left. I'm just an old stump. I am sorry. I don't need very much now, said the boy. Just a quiet place to sit and rest....

Course: Everyday English from the startSection: The Giving Tree storySubtitles: en

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tree.

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I wish that I could give you something,

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but I have nothing left.

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I'm just an old stump.

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I am sorry. I don't need very much now,

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said the boy.

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Just a quiet place to sit

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and rest.

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I am very tired."

9:55

"Well,"

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said the tree, straightening herself up

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as much as she could.

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Well,

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an old stump

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is good for sitting

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and resting.

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Come, boy,

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sit down and rest.

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And the boy did.

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And the tree was happy.

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The end. What did you think about the

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