The Giving Tree
By: Shel Silverstein
Picture and Story designed by Jennifer Topper

There
once was a little boy who loved the tree and the tree loved him. The
boy would always come and play on the tree. He would swing from the
branches and climb on the tree.
The boy
began to grow up and later asked the tree for money. The tree did not
have any money. Instead, the tree gave the boy his apples.
As time
went on, the boy came again to the tree and asked the tee for a home.
The tree was unable to give the boy what he wanted. Instead, the tree
gave his branches so the boy could build his house.
What will happen to the boy and the tree as the boy
gets older?