The Loving Tree By Janet Maika’i Rudolph

from Egyptian tomb of Pashedu ca. 1314-1200 BCE

Once there was a tree who loved two young children, twins, a boy and a girl.

Thay came everyday to play under her canopy. 

Gather her leaves and play fairies of the forest.

Climb her trunk and play in her branches

And sleep with their backs against her trunk

They loved the tree and the tree loved them. 

Time went by and the twins grew older.

They didn’t come to visit the tree as often.

One day when they did come, the tree asked them to play but they responded they needed money because they wanted to go on dates.

The tree responded, take my apples to sell.  But leave enough behind for the squirrels and birds and other animals so they can eat too. Leave enough behind for the seeds.

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