Book Review...

The title of the book is "The Caring Tree". It is written by Sheikh Hassan Seylan 'Abad and illustrated by Raihan Munif Bahusuan. The main character of this story is the boy and the huge tree. The synopsis of this story is about a little boy who always plays with a huge tree. Everyday, the boy will play with the tree. The tree was always happy as he see the boy.One day, the boy came to the tree. The tree said, "Come and play with me". The boy replied, "I'm sorry but I can't. I'm too old for these games. I want to play with toys but I don't have any money". "You can take my fruits and sell them to buy toys", said the tree. The boy took the fruits happily and sold them. Then, the boy never showed up. After a few years, the boy returned. "Come and play with me", said the tree. "Sorry but I can't. I'm too old for that and I need to earn a living for my family and I need a house". The tree replied, "Here, take my branches and use it to build a house". The boy took the branches and left. After a few years, the boy came back. The tree said, "Come, play with me". "Sorry, I can't. My back is sore and I do not have enough energy. All I want now is to sail in the ocean. But I don't have a boat", said the boy. "It's okay. You can cut my bark down and make a boat", said the tree. The boy chopped it down and made a boat. Then, he went sailing leaving the tree alone. Many years passed. Finally, the boy returned. He looked pale and old. Before the boy started to say anything, the tree said, "I'm sorry my dear boy. I have nothing left to give you except those dead roots of mine to rest on". "I do not need anything. All I want is to rest on your dead roots", said the boy, who is now an old man. The boy rested peacefully on the dead roots. The tree burst in tears of joy. This story relates to our parents. When we need them, we will love them. If not, when we don't need them, we leave them alone. This teaches us to appreciate our parent's love.