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Somewhere in the woods, on a hill, there was once two trees who had been friends all their life. On a beautiful spring day with breeze blowing gently around them, the two friends talked about their hopes and dreams. 

"Someday, I hope to be a treasure chest," said the first tree. "I want to be filled with gold, silver and precious gems and I want to be decorated with intricate carvings so everyone will see my beauty."

"Someday, I want to be a mighty ship," the second tree said. "I will take Kings and Queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

A few years later, a group of woodsman came upon the trees. One of them looked at the first tree and said, "This looks like a strong tree. I should be able to sell its wood to a carpenter," he said and began to cut it down. The tree was happy because he knew the carpenter would turn him into a treasure chest. 

At the second tree, another woodsnan said, "This looks like a strong tree. I should be able to sell it at the shipyard." The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship. 

When the first tree arrived at the carpenter's, he was made into a feed box for animals and then placed in a barn and filled with some hay. This was not what the tree had hoped for at all. 

The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying Kings had come to an end. 

The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. 

One day, a man and a woman came into the barn. It was a stormy night and she was heavy with child. She gave birth in the barn and placed the new born baby on the hay in the feed box made from the first tree. The man wished he could have made a proper crib for his child, but the manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it held the greatest treasure of all time. 

Years later, a group of men got into the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of the men was tired so he sat down and went to sleep. While they were out in the water, a great storm arose and the tree panicked as it didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man. He stood and simply said, "Peace," and the storm stopped. The tree knew then that it is carrying the King of Kings. 

Each of the trees got what it wanted, although not in the way it had imagined. 

Moral of the story: we may have ideas of what we want in life but at the end of the day, what is meant to be, will be. 

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  • Aug 26, 2018

  • Nice work. I really enjoyed this story <3

    Aug 26, 2018

  • good job

    Aug 26, 2018

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