The Farmer and The Apple Tree
Aesop | Greece
A farmer wanted to cut down a barren apple tree but changed his mind after finding a hidden honey treasure.
A fowler deceives a curious Blackbird with the promise of a marvelous city but captures it in a net instead.
A king's pond frightened the princes with a mistaken turtle monster, but the clever turtle escaped and swam back to safety.
A frightened Thunny being chased by a Dolphin cleverly leads them both to the shore, where they both get stranded.
A dog falls into a well, and the gardener, while trying to save him, gets bitten due to a misunderstanding, leaving the dog behind.
A woman had a special Hen that laid one egg daily, so she tried feeding it more to get two eggs, but it stopped laying altogether.
Anansi, a mischievous spider, tricks Brother Turtle to catch fish for him but learns the value of hard work in the end.
A clever jackal in search of an easy meal watches two fighting goats, but his greed leads to a painful lesson.
Curious spider Anansi finds a magical rock that puts animals to sleep; he tricks them but is eventually outsmarted.
Once upon a time, there was a farmer who had a big apple tree in his garden. The tree was always full of leaves but never grew any apples. It was a home for sparrows who sang in its branches and grasshoppers who jumped around its base. After many years of seeing the tree without fruit, the farmer decided it was time to cut it down.
He went to his shed, took his sharp axe, and walked to the tree. Just as he lifted his axe to chop the tree at its roots, the sparrows and grasshoppers started to make a lot of noise. "Please don't destroy our home," they begged. "Allow us to stay, and we will make your days joyful with our songs and dances."
However, the farmer ignored their requests and began to chop. He swung the axe down once, twice, three times with great force. As he got ready for another swing, he noticed something strange. Inside a hollow part of the tree, there was a hive full of sweet, golden honey.
Curious, the farmer tasted the honey and found it delicious, better than anything he had ever tasted. Happy and surprised, he put down his axe and decided not to cut down the tree. From that day on, he took care of the tree, grateful for its gift. The tree stayed tall, providing a home for its singing and jumping friends.
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