The Cherry Tree

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Thu May 8, 2008 6:19 pm (PDT)

 

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The Cherry Tree

 

When George Washington was about six years old, he was made the

wealthy master of a hatchet of which, like most little boys, he was

extremely fond. He went about chopping everything that came his way.

 

One day, as he wandered about the garden amusing himself by hacking

his mother's pea- sticks, he found a beautiful, young English cherry

tree, of which his father was most proud. He tried the edge of his

hatchet on the trunk of the tree and barked it so that it died.

 

Some time after this, his father discovered what had happened to his

favorite tree. He came into the house in great anger, and demanded to

know who the mischievous person was who had cut away the bark. Nobody

could tell him anything about it.

 

Just then George, with his little hatchet, came into the room.

 

" George, " said his father, " do you know who has killed my beautiful

little cherry tree yonder in the garden? I would not have taken five

guineas for it! "

 

This was a hard question to answer, and for a moment George was

staggered by it, but quickly recovering himself he cried: --

 

" I cannot tell a lie, father, you know I cannot tell a lie! I did cut

it with my little hatchet. "

 

The anger died out of his father's face, and taking the boy tenderly

in his arms, he said: --

 

" My son, that you should not be afraid to tell the truth is more to me

than a thousand trees! Yes, though they were blossomed with silver and

had leaves of the purest gold! "