The Wonderful Pear Tree

"The Wonderful Pear Tree"

SUMMARY:

            Once upon a time, there was country man who came into the town during market day and brought a load of very special pears with him to sell. He knew that he can sold extra fine pears. While carrying up his fruits there was a poor, old, ragged priest stopped just in front of the barrow and humbly begged to give him one of the pears. But the country man refused.

The priest said that the country man have lots of pears. He never knew that he lost one.

            On the market one man said that the country man should give only one rotten pear to make the priest happy. But still the country still refused to it. Then people began to shout.

The old priest took the pear with a low bow and said that he had no home, no parents, no children ,no food because he gave up everything when he became priest. The priest have perfectly exquisite pears and let the country man accept it. The man told the priest to eat the pears but he wanted to grow it first.

He ate but he took a pick and then dug a deep hole in the ground at his feet and planted the pip. He told the people who can fetch him or gave him some hot water to water what he planted. Then there is one who made it. He watered it, then it grow, pushing their head above the ground, one leaf uncurled first with tiny green sprout, while the shoots kept growing taller and taller then it bear fruits.

            The priest distributed the fruits to the people and then he hacked it with a final bow he walked away. The countryman got shocked because his barrow and saw was empty. Every single pear had gone. That was the time he realized that the pears being distributed by the priest was him……He try to look for the priest but he was gone. All the people in the market were simply splitting their sides with laughter, but as for the priest no one saw him anymore.

Moral Values: 
    Don't judge a book by its cover.

Submitted by:     

Antonette Reyes