One summer, two men, who had come to the country for their holidays.They were walking in an orchard. They saw that all the trees were bending under a heavy load of apples. Except one tree on which there were no apples at all.A small country boy was sitting nearby. They called to him. "Come here, boy. Here's a six pence for you. Do you know why there are no apples on that tree?""Of course I do, sir, because it is an oak tree," answered the boy.一年夏天，有两个人来到乡下度假。他们漫步走进果园，只见果实累累，结满了苹果，英语小故事那些树都被压弯了腰，而又一棵树上一个苹果也没有。旁边地上坐着一个乡下小男孩。他们大声向他问道：“孩子，过来，给你六便士，你知道为什么这棵树上没有苹果吗？”那男孩回答说：“当然知道，先生，因为这是一棵橡树。”