Good Story ............Three Trees

[sherlyk]

Once there were three trees on a
hill in the woods.

They were discussing their hopes and dreams
when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could
be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with
intricate carvings and everyone would see the beauty."

Then the
second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and
queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone
will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

Finally,
the third tree said, "I want to grow up to be the tallest and straightest
tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill and look up to my
branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am
reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always
remember me."

After a few years of praying that their dreams would
come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the
first tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should be
able to sell the wood to a
carpenter," and he began cutting it down.
The tree was happy because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a
treasure chest.

At the second tree, the woodsman said, "This looks
like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The
second tree was happy
because he knew he was on his way to becoming a
mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree
was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down, his dreams would
not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special
from my tree, I'll take this one," and he cut it down.

When the
first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for
animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not
what he had prayed for.

The second tree was cut and made into a
small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings
had come to
an end.

The third tree was cut into large pieces
and left alone in the dark.



Keywords: Stories,Good Story ,Three Trees

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