summary of chapter the giving tree
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The story starts with a tree that loves a boy.
The boy visits the tree every day to play. He gathers the tree's leaves, climbs up and swings from her branches, and eats her apples.
The boy and the tree play hide-and-seek together, and when the boy is tired, he falls asleep against her trunk.
The boy loves the tree, the tree loves the boy, and the tree is happy.
The boy gets older, gets into a romantic relationship, and stops spending so much time with the tree.
One day when the boy comes to visit, the tree invites him to play, but he doesn't want to play. He wants money.
The tree tells the boy to pick her apples and sell them in the city to make money. So he does. And the tree is happy.
After a long time, the boy visits again. The tree invites him to play, but this time, the boy, who has become a man, wants a house.
The tree tells the boy to cut off her branches and build a house.
The boy cuts off all the tree's branches and carts them away, and the tree is happy.
A very long time passes, and the boy finally visits again. He is an older man now.
The tree invites him to play, but he says he's too old and sad for that. He wants a boat, so he can travel far away.
The tree tells him to cut down her trunk and make a boat.
The boy cuts down the tree's trunk, makes his boat, and sails away. This time, the tree isn't really all that happy.
The boy returns as an elderly man.
The tree apologizes for having nothing left to give, but the old man says that all he needs is a quiet place to sit down and rest.
The tree is proud to offer up her stump, and the boy sits down to rest.
The tree is happy, and the story is over