The giving tree

____________________ there was a tree ? ?
And she loved a ____________________ boy .
And every day the boy would come , and he would ____________________ her leaves and make them into ____________________ and play king of the ____________________ .
He would climb up her trunk and ____________________ from her branches and when he was ____________________ , he would ____________________ in her shade . And the boy loved the tree ? . very ____________________ .
And the tree was happy . But time ____________________ by , and the boy grew older . And the tree was often alone . Then one day the boy came to the ____________________ and the tree ____________________ :
Come , Boy , come and ____________________ up my trunk and ____________________ from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy .
I am too big to climb and ____________________ . said the boy .
I ____________________ to buy ____________________ and have fun . I ____________________ some money . Can ____________________ give me some money ? ?
I'm sorry . said the tree ,
but I have no ____________________ . I have only leaves and ____________________ . Take my apples , Boy , and sell them ____________________ Come , Boy ____________________ and climb up my ____________________ and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and ____________________ happy .
I am too busy to climb trees , said the boy .
I ____________________ a ____________________ to keep me warm . I want a ____________________ and I want children , and so I need a house . Can you ____________________ me a house ?
I have no house . The ____________________ is my house . said the tree
but you may cut off my ____________________ and build a house . Then you will ____________________ happy
And so , the boy ____________________ off her branches and carried them away to build a house . And the tree was happy .
But the boy ____________________ away for a ____________________ time and the ____________________ was sad .
And ____________________ he came back , the tree ____________________ so happy she could hardly speak .
Come , Boy , he whispered , Come ____________________ play .
I am too old and sad to ____________________ . I want a boat that will take me away from ____________________ . Can you give
me a boat ?
Cut down my trunk and ____________________ a boat , ? said the tree .
Then you can sail away and be happy .
And so the boy cut down her trunk And made a boat and sailed away . ____________________ the tree
was happy .
But not ____________________ . And after a long ____________________ , the boy came back again .
Tree : I am sorry , Boy , but I have nothing left to give you . My apples are ____________________ .
Boy : My ____________________ are too weak for ____________________ .
Tree : My branches are gone . You cannot swing on them .
Boy : I am too old to swing on ____________________ .
Tree : My trunk is gone . You cannot climb me .
Boy : I am too tired to climb
Tree : I am ____________________ . I wish that I ____________________ give you ____________________ , but I have ____________________ left . I am just an old stump . I am sorry ?
Boy : I don't ____________________ very much now , just a quiet ____________________ to sit and rest . I am very ____________________ .
Well , said the tree , ____________________ herself up as much as she ____________________ , an old stump is good for sitting and ____________________ . Come , Boy , sit down and ____________________ .
And the tree was ____________________ .