This story is about selfish Shen, a hungry beggar, a kind woman, some yummy pears and a little bit of magic. Shen lived in a little house with a big garden. There was a tree in the garden. The tree grew sweet, golden pears. There were too many pears for Shen, but he did not want to share them.
He tried to sell the pears. Shen took a box of the pears to the market. A beggar stopped to look. The beggar wanted the pears, but he did not have money. Shen shouted, and the beggar ran away. A kind woman heard Shen shouting. She bought a pear and gave it to him. She is very kind. He ate the pear quickly. He spat out the seeds.
The beggar dug a hole and dropped in the seeds. A tea seller gave him a teapot. The beggar poured hot tea into the hole. Then, shoot grew and grew. It grew into a tree, with green leaves and golden pears. The beggar picked a pear and gave it to the woman. She said happily. The beggar also gave the pears to the crowd. Soon the tree was bare. When no one was watching the beggar, he chopped down the tree and strolled away. Shen yelled that it was a trick. But the crowd just laughed.
Ward, M. (2009). The Magic Pear Tree. America: Usborne Publishing Ltd..
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