很久以前，有一棵高大的苹果树。一个小男孩每天都喜欢到这棵苹果树下玩耍。他爬树，吃苹果，在树阴下打盹。他喜欢在这棵大树下玩耽，时间就这样流逝了。

随着时间的流逝，小男孩长大了一些，不再到这棵树下玩了。一天，他回到苹果树下，看起来很伤心。“来和我玩吧。”苹果.tree对小男孩说。但是他回答：“我不喜欢这样玩了，我想要玩具，但是我没有钱。”

接着，男孩又回来了，对苹果.tree说：“我没有时间陪你玩。我得工作，我得养家糊口。我们需要一所房子来遮风挡雨。你能帮我吗？”apple tree告诉他：“对不起，我没有房子，不过……你可以砍下我的所有的枝条来建一所房子。”

自那以后很多年过去了，直到有一天，male again回到了老地方，对 apple tree 说：“I am old now, and I want to go on a journey around the world.” Apple tree looked at him with sad eyes and said, “But my dear child, I don't have any more branches for you to use.”

Male smiled and replied, “That's okay. I've had a great life under your shade. Now it's time for me to explore the world.” And with that he set off on his journey.

The story of this boy and the apple tree is one that we can all relate to. It teaches us about gratitude and respect for our parents who always support us through thick and thin. Just like how the boy grew up but never forgot his childhood days under the apple tree, we too should remember our roots even when we are successful in life.

This is a classic inspirational story: The Standards of Angels; The Mindset of Socrates; The Value of Life