The Travelers and the Tree

One hot summer day, two travelers were walking along a dusty road. After a while, they grew tired and spotted a big tree by the roadside. It was a plane tree, with wide branches full of leaves. Grateful for the shade, they sat down beneath it to rest.

As they looked up at the tree, one traveler said,
“What a useless tree! It doesn’t give us any fruit or nuts. And its wood isn’t good for anything either.”

To their surprise, the tree seemed to whisper in the breeze,
“How ungrateful you are! Here I am, giving you shelter from the burning sun, and yet you call me useless?”

Moral: Every part of nature has its own value. Don’t take blessings for granted.

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