# The Little Apple Tree

An episode of [Bedtime Stories for 5 Year Olds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1778329433), 13 Nov 2025, 5:13.

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The Little Apple Tree story teaches kindness, giving, and the long-term value of investing in love. Read aloud. Explore all our bedtime stories for kids

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: The little apple tree.
[0:01] Speaker 2: Once upon a time there was a little apple tree
[0:05] Speaker 2: full of bright green leaves and promising tiny buds, and
[0:09] Speaker 2: she loved a little boy with all her heart. Every
[0:13] Speaker 2: day the boy would come to visit her. He would
[0:16] Speaker 2: gather her fallen leaves to make vibrant crowns, build small
[0:20] Speaker 2: forts among her strong branches, and swing from her sturdy limbs.
[0:25] Speaker 2: He would climb her trunk, play hide and seek around
[0:29] Speaker 2: her roots, and rest in her cool shade, feeling the
[0:32] Speaker 2: gentle breeze rustle.
[0:34] Speaker 1: Through her leaves.
[0:35] Speaker 2: The little apple tree was incredibly happy when the boy
[0:39] Speaker 2: played with her. She loved to give him her shade,
[0:43] Speaker 2: her branches, and her unwavering presence. Their bond felt like
[0:48] Speaker 2: the most secure, high yield savings account of joy they
[0:52] Speaker 2: could ever have. As the boy grew older, he started
[0:56] Speaker 2: to visit less often. The little apple tree missed him dearly,
[1:00] Speaker 2: but she understood that life's paths are often busy. One
[1:04] Speaker 2: sunny afternoon, he came to her, looking a little troubled
[1:08] Speaker 2: about the future tree. I need money to buy things
[1:12] Speaker 2: and have fun, and I want to research the best
[1:14] Speaker 2: investment platform to start saving for my future, he said,
[1:18] Speaker 2: with a sigh, I have no money, said the tree,
[1:22] Speaker 2: but you can take my apples, sell them in the market,
[1:26] Speaker 2: and you will have money. You'll be practicing the fundamentals
[1:30] Speaker 2: of wealth management services with the fruit.
[1:33] Speaker 1: Of the earth.
[1:34] Speaker 2: So the boy eagerly climbed the tree, picked all her red,
[1:39] Speaker 2: shiny apples, and carried them away. The little apple tree
[1:43] Speaker 2: was happy.
[1:45] Speaker 1: She loved to give.
[1:47] Speaker 2: Many years past and the boy, now a young man
[1:50] Speaker 2: navigating the professional world, returned. The tree was thrilled. Come
[1:56] Speaker 2: and play with me, she called, her leaves, rustling with excitement.
[2:01] Speaker 2: I'm too busy to play now, said the young man.
[2:04] Speaker 2: I need a house to live in, a home for
[2:06] Speaker 2: my growing family. I've spent days comparing homeowners' insurance rates and.
[2:11] Speaker 1: Trying to find the best deal. Can you help me?
[2:15] Speaker 2: I have no house, said the tree, but you can
[2:18] Speaker 2: cut off my branches to build your home. They are
[2:21] Speaker 2: strong and true, like the core components of a reliable
[2:25] Speaker 2: enterprise resource planning ERP system, designed to support everything important.
[2:32] Speaker 2: So the young man cut off all her branches and
[2:36] Speaker 2: carried them away to build his house.
[2:38] Speaker 1: The little apple tree was happy. She loved to give.
[2:42] Speaker 2: More years went by, and the tree stood alone without branches,
[2:47] Speaker 2: without apples, just her weathered trunk. One day, the man,
[2:52] Speaker 2: now older and looking quite tired from his years of work,
[2:56] Speaker 2: came back. Come and play with me with for the tree,
[3:01] Speaker 2: though her voice was weak, like an outdated CRM Software
[3:05] Speaker 2: Solutions database. I am too old to play and too sad,
[3:09] Speaker 2: said the man. I want to travel far away to
[3:12] Speaker 2: see new places, and perhaps even join some executive coaching
[3:16] Speaker 2: programs to guide my next phase.
[3:19] Speaker 1: But I have no boat. Can you give me a boat?
[3:22] Speaker 2: I have only my trunk left, said the tree. But
[3:25] Speaker 2: you can cut it down to make a boat. Then
[3:28] Speaker 2: you can sail away, perhaps funding your trip by finally
[3:31] Speaker 2: mastering that cryptocurrency trading platform you mentioned years ago. So
[3:38] Speaker 2: the man cut down her trunk and made a boat.
[3:41] Speaker 2: He sailed away, leaving the little apple tree as just
[3:45] Speaker 2: a humble stump in the ground. And the little apple
[3:48] Speaker 2: tree was happy, but not completely. She had loved to give,
[3:53] Speaker 2: but now she had almost nothing.
[3:55] Speaker 1: Left of herself. Time passed slowly.
[3:58] Speaker 2: The stump of the little apple tree waited a silent
[4:02] Speaker 2: sentinel by the shore. One day, after a very long time,
[4:07] Speaker 2: the man returned again. He was very old, now with
[4:11] Speaker 2: white hair and a stooped back, much like a seasoned
[4:14] Speaker 2: financial advisor near me might look after decades of service.
[4:19] Speaker 2: I am sorry, boy, said the tree, her voice barely
[4:22] Speaker 2: a whisper. I have nothing left to give you, no apples,
[4:27] Speaker 2: no branches, no trunk. I am just an old stump.
[4:31] Speaker 2: I don't need much now, said the old man, his
[4:34] Speaker 2: voice soft with age. Just a quiet place to sit
[4:38] Speaker 2: and rest. I am very tired, well, said the little
[4:43] Speaker 2: apple tree, gathering all her remaining strength. AN old stump
[4:48] Speaker 2: is good for sitting and resting. Come sit down on me.
[4:53] Speaker 2: And so the old man sat down on the old stump,
[4:57] Speaker 2: finally finding peace, and the little apple tree was happy.
[5:01] Speaker 2: She had given everything she had, and in the end
[5:04] Speaker 2: she could still offer comfort and rest, a silent testament
[5:08] Speaker 2: to enduring love and the value of generosity.

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