Cutting down the wise old tree

A Fable I made up. See if you understand the message.

Once there was a wise old tree. He would let the children pick from him the fruit they needed 

but only asked they left enough for him to not die. The Children only picked a bit and enough for 

them to eat. The tree never complained. However the children started picking too much fruit 

and far more than was needed. The tree begged them not to. The tree said that it was starting to 

kill him. The children were now adults and they did not care any-longer what the tree told 

them. They just kept taking and taking. One day the tree stopped letting them pick fruit. They asked 

the tree why. He said "You have picked too many. I am going to die". So the greedy children got 

angry and, they stopped caring for the tree. They only wanted the fruit he gave them. So they got an 

Axe and chopped down the tree. They picked all of the fruit and carried it off and turned the 

wood into fire wood and lumber for other purposes. The tree regretted ever helping the 

children. There is a Moral to this story.

Reviews

[Bluefire]

Human beings can be greedy, and some never think of how they're hurting others in order for themselves to prosper. It's sad, really.
Well done, amazing story!
Reminded me of a children's book my niece had. I forget the name and faguely remember the author.