09/10/2025
THE HEN AND THE APPLE TREE
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One October day, a Hen looked out her window. She saw an apple tree growing in her backyard.
“ Now that is odd,” said the Hen. “ I am certain that there was no tree standing in that spot yesterday.”
“ There are some of us that grow fast,” said the tree. The Hen looked at the bottom if the tree.
“ I have never seen a tree,” she said, “ that has ten furry toes.”
“ There are some of us that do,” said the tree. “ Hen, come outside and eat enjoy the cool shade of my leafy branches.”
The Hen looked at the top of the tree. “ I have never seen a tree,” she said, “ that has two long, pointed ears.”
“ There are some of us that have,” said the tree. “ Hen, come outside and eat one of my delicious apples.”
“ Come to think of it,” said the hen, “ I have never heard a tree speak from a mouth that is full of sharp teeth.”
“ There are some of us that can,” said the tree. “ Hen, come outside and rest your back against the bark of my trunk.”
“ I have heard,” said the Hen, “ that some of you trees lose all of your leaves at this time of the year.”
“ Oh, yes,” said the tree, ‘ there are some of us that will.” The tree began to quiver and shake. All of its leaves quickly dropped off.
The Hen was not surprised to see a large Wolf in the place where an apple tree had been standing just a moment before. She locked her shutters and slammed her window closed.
The Wolf knew that he had been outsmarted. He stormed away in a hungry rage.
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It is always difficult to pose as something that one is not.
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