THE OLD APPLE TREE

ONCE UPON A TIME ON  THIS DAY,THE WIND CHANCED TO STOP IN CAROLINE'S GARDEN."WHAT IS WRONG?"HE ASKED THE OLD APPLE TREE THERE."YOU ARE LOOKING SO MISERABLE!"                                                                                                           "THAT IS BECAUSE  I AM GETTING OLD!" ANSWERED THE TREE IN ITS WEAK, GROANING SORT OF VOICE .''MY BRANCHES ARE SO HEAVY,WEIGHED DOWN BY ALL THESE APPLES!''                                                 ''DON'T WORRY!'' WHISTLED THE WIND."I SHALL SOON HELP YOU!"THE WIND TOOK ALONG ,DEEP BREATH,THEN BLEW HARD WITH ALL HIS MIGHT."OW,OW!''GROANED THE OLD APPLE TREE,EVEN BEFORE SINGLE APPLE FELL TO THE GROUND.''YOU ARE HUNTING ME!''                                                              THE IND WONDERED WHAT HE COULD DO NEXT.THEN'VERY QUIETLY,HE CREPT IN AMONG  THE BRANCHES OF THE OLD APPLE TREE.AND,AS IF BY MAGIC,THE DELICIOUS SCENT OF FRUIT FILLED THE
AND DRIFTED THROUGH THE WINDOW INTO CAROLINE'S BEDROOM!''MM MM!''SHE SAID.''THAT SMELLS LOVELY! THINK I WILL GO AND PICK SOME OF THOSE APPLES!''