![]() However, many also recognize how they have been the boy in the story and enter a place of deep gratitude for the sacrifices of the giving tree. The students hold deep empathy for the tree (and recognize where they have been the tree in their lives). I have heard young students tell this story to classmates on different occasions. This story-poem is well-known to a generation that grew up with the picture book. Poem/Story by Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree (1964) “well, an old stump is good for sitting and restingĪnd the tree was happy. “I don’t need very much now,” said the boy. “I wish that I could give you something…. ![]() “I want a house to keep me warm,” he said. “I am too busy to climb trees,” said the boy. ![]() “I am too big to climb and play” said the boy.īut the boy stayed away for a long time….Īnd she said, “Come, Boy, climb up my trunkĪnd swing from my branches and be happy.” ![]()
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