May she sell some of its branches for firewood to raise money for her studies? Again the tree cautions to use only the fallen branches. When it comes time for college, she makes a new request of the tree. Time passes and the young girl continues to read and study under the tree. Then she thanks the tree by planting some fallen apples so new trees will grow she realizes her tree needs compost and provides it. She agrees and makes dolls only from the fallen apples. The tree agrees, but cautions her not too take too many because other creatures also depend on her. In order to investigate further, she wants to buy a chemistry set and a microscope so she asks the tree if she could pick and sell some of its apples. As she grows older, she learns to appreciate its beauty and the creatures who inhabit it. A little girl loves a small, wild apple tree sapling. Both feature a tree and a child who make requests of the tree, but here the similarity ends. When I began reading this book, I immediately thought of Shel Silverstein's book, The Giving Tree.
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