The Golden Tree

Once upon a time, in a little village there was a big palace and in the palace there lived a rich king.

                One day, the king promised one of his gardener three million gold coins if he could grow a tree all year round which bore rich gold golden fruits. The gardener searched all over the countryside but he couldn’t find the right seed to grow a tree which would bear golden fruits.

                So at last, he went to see the wise old owl that lived deep in the forest and knew all about many things. The wise owl told him what to do and where to go to get exactly what he was told. He planted the seed and he waited. Suddenly, the tree sprang up so quickly.

                The tree began to bear rich golden fruits. The gardener ran back to the palace and took the king to see the tree. The king was very surprised. So the king agreed to give the gardener his money. The gardener went home and lived happily ever after.