Message-ID: <19009377.1075855564179.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 05:55:00 -0700 (PDT) From: judy.hernandez@enron.com To: shauncy.mathews@enron.com Subject: The Tree Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Judy Hernandez X-To: Shauncy Mathews X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Juan_Hernandez_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Sent X-Origin: Hernandez-J X-FileName: jhernan.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Judy Hernandez/HOU/ECT on 08/10/2000 12:55 PM --------------------------- "SOCORRO HERNANDEZ" on 08/09/2000 12:41:34 PM To: , , , , "A. SUE GONZALES-GUEVARA" , "ANDREW KEITH DAW" , "Barbara Monte" , "CATHERINE BROWN" , "CLAUDIA MARTINEZ" , "ELIZABETH TRUJILLO" , "HERBERT NORMAN" , "JESSICA VEGA" , "KAREN MADDREY" , "KATHY MARIE MOORE" , "MARIA THOMPSON" , "RICHARD WAYNE JONES" , "SANDRA ARRIAGA" , "VIVIAN FARRELL" , , , cc: Subject: The Tree This is a nice story, I hope you enjoy it. > > A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to > > come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the > > apples, took a nap under the shadow... He loved the tree and the tree > > loved to play with him. > > Time went by... the little boy had grown up and he no longer played > > around the tree everyday. One day, the boy came back to the tree and > > he looked sad. "Come and play with me," the tree asked the boy. > > "I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore." The boy > > replied, "I want toys. I need money to buy them." > > "Sorry, but I don't have money...but you can pick all my apples and > > sell them. So, you will have money." The boy was so excited. He > > grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never > > came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. > > One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and > > play with me" the tree said. "I don't have time to play. I have to > > work for family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?" > > "Sorry, but I don't have a house. But you can chop off my branches > > to build your house." So the boy cut all the branches of the tree > > and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy > > never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. > > One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. > > "Come and play with me!" the tree said. "I am sad and getting old." the > > boy replied. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a > > boat?" > > "Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy." > > So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and > > never showed up for a long time. > > Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. > > "Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you anymore. No more > > apples for you..." the tree said. "I don't have teeth to bite" the boy > > replied. > > "No more trunk for you to climb on" > > "I am too old for that now" the boy said. > > "I really can't give you anything ... the only thing left is my dying > > roots" the tree said with tears. > > "I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all > > these years." The boy replied. > > "Good! Old tree roots is the best place to lean on and rest. Come, > > Come sit down with me and rest." > > The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled, with tears.......> > > > This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. > > When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad... When we > > grew up, we left them..only came to them when we needed something > > or when we are in trouble. > > No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they > > can to make you happy. You may think the boy is cruel to the tree > > but that's how all of us are treating our parent. > > Please enlighten all you friends by forward this mail> to them. And > > love your parents. And tell your kids. > >> > Hope it means something to u! >> ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com