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He takes the apples

then you will have money and you will be happy. And so the boy climbed up the tree and gathered her apples and carried them away. And the tree was happy. But the boy stayed away...

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

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city.

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then you will have money and you will be

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happy.

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And so the boy climbed up the tree

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and gathered her apples

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and carried them away.

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And the tree was happy. But the boy

4:27

stayed away for a long time

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and the tree was sad.

4:38

And then one day the boy came back.

4:45

The tree shook with joy

4:50

and she said, "Come, boy.

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Climb up my trunk

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and swing from my branches

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and be happy."

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I am too busy to climb trees,

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said the boy.

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I want a house

5:19

to keep me

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