One day, a poor boy named Tim went for a walk in the woods. He saw a big pine tree. He thought it was very pretty. Tim wanted to take a part of the tree home with him, so he tried to tear a small branch.
Just then, a little squirrel came down from the tree. The squirrel said, "Please don't tear my home!" Tim felt bad and said, "I'm sorry, little squirrel. I didn't know this was your home."
As they talked, the wind blew hard and the pine tree shook. Something shiny fell from the tree. The squirrel and Tim looked at it. It was a gold coin! The squirrel said, "You can have this for not tearing my home." Tim was very happy and thanked the squirrel. They became good friends and Tim was not poor anymore.
