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1、FriendsPackingupthedreamsGodplanted,Inthefertilesoilofyou.Ican’tbelievethehopesHe’sgranted,Meansachapterinyourlifeisthrough.Butwe’llkeepyouclose,asalways.Itwon’tevenseemyou’vegone.Causeourheartsinbigandsmallways,Willkeepthelovethatkeepsusstrong.(Chorus)Andfriendsarefriendsforever, IftheL
2、ord’stheLordofthem. Andafriendwillnotsaynever, Becausethewelcomewillnotend. Thoughit’shardtoletyougo, IntheFather’shandsweknow, Thatalifetime’snottoolongtoliveasfriends.TheGivingTreebyShelSilversteinThereisastoryinAmericabyShelSilversteincalledTheGivingTree.Itspeaksofachild’sfriendshipwi
3、thatree.Eachdayayounggirlvisitsatree.Sheclimbsandplaysandsleepsinitsshade.Intime,the friendshipwiththetree changes.Thisstoryisvery meaningfultothe NorthAmericanteachers. Wehopeyouenjoyit aswenowshareitwithyou.Thereoncewasatreethatlovedagirl.Everydaythegirlwouldcome,climbfromhisbranches,s
4、leepinhisshade,eathisapples, pickleavesandplay queen oftheforest.Thetreelovedthegirl. Andthetreewashappy.Onedaythegirlcametothetree.Thetreesaid,“Comegirl,come.Climbandplayandswingfrommybranches.Sitinmyshadeandplayqueenoftheforest.” Thegirlsaid, “Ihavenotimetoclimb andplay.Ineedmoney. Iw
5、anttobuythings. Canyouhelpme?”“Heregirl.Come. Takemyapplesandselltheminthecity.Thenyouwillhavemoneyandyoucanbuythings.”Sothegirllistenedtothetree. Sheclimbedandpickedtheapples. Shetookthemtothecityandsoldthem. Thetreelovedthegirl. Andthetreewashappy.Thegirlwasgoneforalongtime.Onedaysher
6、eturnedagaintovisitthetree. Thetreeshookwithjoyashesawthegirlcomingtowardhim. “Comegirl,come,”hesaid.“Climbfrommybranches.Sitinmyshadeandplayqueenoftheforest.”“Ihavenotimetoclimbandplaynow. I’mgettingolder.Iwantafamily. Ineedahusbandandahouse. Canyougivemeahouse?”“Ihavenohouse,”saidthet
7、ree.“Theforestismyhome.Here,come.Takemybranches.Youcanusethemtobuildahouse.”Sothegirlwenttothetree,cutdownhisbranchesandwentawaytobuildherhome. Andthetreewashappy.Butnotreally. Hemissedthegirl.Laterthewomancametovisitthetreeagain. Thetreewasveryexcitedtoseeher.Hesaid,“
