The Actual '73 Giving Tree Movie Spoken By Shel Silverstein

AzzaUAE Says:

May 3, 2012 - a very sad story reminds me of giving moms.

poochyenawolfy Says:

May 4, 2012 - I was thinking that, but that the boy when he was younger represented animals and how they don't misuse mother nature, and then when he grew up it represented humans and how they do, you know, since child comes before adult, animals came before people.

Arian545 Says:

May 5, 2012 - Well that is pretty good theory, never heard that one before.I always thought it was about self-sacrifice and greed, like a relationship between a parent and its child.

Richard Pham Says:

May 6, 2012 - If he said he couldn't climb the trees,he still climbed them

MsMapleMadness Says:

May 6, 2012 - I came across this story in my mom's old bookshelf of books from her childhood, and I looked it up after I read it. I found this and I must say, it is beautiful. It might seem strange coming from somebody my age of 10, because most people think kids take advantage of everything, and use them for pointless things... I have to admit I do that, but I do enjoy looking back on older stories, where it actually told a lesson that could be used in life, rather than a pointless video game. To me, even t

MsMapleMadness Says:

May 6, 2012 - *continue* even though it is older, it is still amazing.

khpuffy Says:

May 7, 2012 - To be honest I'd forgotten the beauty of this poem. As a boy it brought tears to my eye the first time I heard it read to me and wondered at the nature of the tree. Now as a man nearly twenty years later, the tree is still as beautiful in nature. But the boy I can understand and wonder how I didn't learn from his mistakes better.

ForiegnCheesePuffs Says:

May 11, 2012 - I'm crying. The sheer essence of this poem is beautiful and the sheer simplicity of it is amazing.

ForiegnCheesePuffs Says:

May 11, 2012 - I said sheer to many times.

catmon430 Says:

May 12, 2012 - I first saw this on a day of reflection in eighth grade at St. Sylvester 's in Brooklyn, NY. It was important and life changing

face1s Says:

May 16, 2012 - I seen this when I use to go to school, one of my teacher show this to the class. I didn't understand it fully but I like it, now it been years I seen it but now I understand this am even made me cry. This makes you think of the most important person in your life the one the help up tru life. My Mom3 I Love You Mother.

yticilibom Says:

May 16, 2012 - SCREW THIS, THIS VIDEO SUCKS

anth6192012 Says:

May 16, 2012 - AHLIE SCREW THIS BULLSHIT, RACK RACK CITY BITCH

BOUNCEDEE1 Says:

May 16, 2012 - ikr

jimihendrixfan2008 Says:

May 19, 2012 - GTFO

ThomasMcMorbid Says:

May 20, 2012 - This is and will always be my favorite book.

Jennifer Schillig Says:

May 20, 2012 - I'm aware of the debates over this book, and both sides have a point.I can see this as a cautionary tale if we look at this as the boy's story instead of the tree's. If you look closely, the boy never seems truly happy as he gets older (especially as a middle-aged man, wanting to escape and sail away because he's "too old and sad to play". So you could read this as saying "do nothing but take and you'll never be really content."

Jennifer Schillig Says:

May 20, 2012 - Plus, I might also add that in the end, the man is finally ready to give the tree the only thing she's ever asked of him--companionship. So you could see it as his lesson being learned at last.

wgabywsoftwballw Says:

May 21, 2012 - This story is and always will be my favorite. It has a special place in my heart and has shaped who I am. I still read this story from my childhood copy when I'm down or sick . Thank you for uploading this. It is a new experience and a new way to see the ever last story come to life.

spinasweetness Says:

May 22, 2012 - that comment is a replica.

lelenina2 Says:

May 23, 2012 - I might use this book on the essay portion of my SAT...

sirka067 Says:

May 25, 2012 - I don't know what made me think of this today. Some brain cell deep in my brain must of got triggered off and it came into my memory. So I come to YouTube and find it. It's been almost 40 years since I have seen this my one and only time in Kindergarten or the first grade. It's amazing how much of the dialogue I remembered. Thanks for posting this.

Koyukisnow098 Says:

May 26, 2012 - Omg, I loved this book when I was a kid and I cried while watching this :,)

Sophie Crone Says:

May 27, 2012 - Awww... It always gets me at the end. ;''') I love this book!