The Giving Tree

Plot
Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree is a children's book about a female apple tree and a young boy who develop a relationship with one another. The tree is very "Giving" while the boy evolves into a "Taking" teenage, man then elderly man. Despite the fact that the boy ages throughout the tree always addressed the boy as boy his entire life. In his childhood, the boy plays with the tree by climbing her and swinging from her branches. As the boy grows he spends less time with the tree and tends to only visit when he wants something. To make the boy happy the tree willingly gives herself material items from herself. Money, from picking a selling her apples, a house built from her branches, and a boat from her trunk. Even though the boy is selfish the tree remains happy to help. In the end, as a stump, the tree realizes that she is not happy anymore in that moment. The elderly boy returns to the tree letting her know all he wants now is a "quiet place to sit and rest." Because she could provide him with this final request she allows him to sit and is finally happy again.

Effects
Opening and shaking spills out several tree seeds which grow into full grown trees when watered.