The Gift of the The Giving Tree

[ILOVE87SIDNEY87]

Aw, I love the songs.

[cottoncandyclouds123]

I was crying through out this entire thing.

[ThornikoSpike]

I WANNA SMACK THAT GREEDY BOY IN THE FACE!!!

[EarthElla]

A man of the cloth at a local church read this story

to his congregation one Sunday. I love this story...

[ManzaWoman]

Thank you so Much!

[Jewels17981]

First time i read this i was 4, it was a gift from my mum's best friend who is very close to me. I was quite disappointed that it was a book, and sulked in my bedroom (i was a spoiled brat!) but then that close woman came up to my bedroom and read it to me. I didn't really understand it. Finally my mother explained it to me and i cried. It made me feel so sad. I still have that book in my shelf, the front cover almost completely ruined, but i still read all the time. It is my favourite book!

[farmfarmdorrie]

@Jewels17981 Thanks so much for your description. I've got a 4 year old daughter, and she hears, yet does not seem to quite "get" this story. It's good to know that time and perhaps another translator will fix that. :-)

[broncos1992]

I absolutely love this story. I'm going to get a tattoo in dedication to my love of this story and I also lost my copy of the giving tree and I am quite upset

[MissKday]

I LOVE THAT \BOOK I HATE THE END IT ALMOST MADE ME CRY~!

[greendude14]

the best book i've ever read,when i was little

[1280Will]

the tree could have lived for like 200 years but the boy took to much from the tree so her health went down

[GwenCodyHeather]

So so so so so so so sad :'''(

[sonicfan6011]

I felt so sad......

[sonicfan6011]

Looks like there is a girl in the tree at 4.11

[raininess]

wow, that actually made me cry

[dreamzpainter1]

Most people don't understand this story...it's a beautiful metaphor of unselfish and unconditional love

[Directorbbz]

I heard the song and was like 'HOLY CRAP, IS THIS ANBERLIN? *Like*'

[SweetlySammie]

...and then the tree turned into a beautiful women~ the end~ wouldn't that be a twisted ending!?

[JesikkaNicole]

Call me overly emotional, but I cried in class when my teacher played this. & I just cried again. :'(

[theantonioexperience]

The boy... what a dick

[pumkinchunkin123]

I cried when I read this. :'(

[Kazyman]

To me, this is a metaphor of God's Love for us. Totally giving, hoping for nothing in return except..love. He was loving enough to give his angels free will, only to be betrayed by one he loved most. For love of flesh many left him & then impregnated women of the earth with their selfish seed, & again...His heart broke. To stop all the madness he was intent on destroying everyone BUT...again...He loved, & saved us thru Noah. Finally He suffered with His Son Yeshua to stop Satan from claiming us.

[5lfanition]

3 ppl have eyes problem and clickd dislike insted of like =/

[jellyball111]

im gonna be honest i shed a tear for this story. its a very sad and beautyfull story

sorry for my bad english

[ThePilotman818]

the 3 that disliked this have done this to other trees

[beccastew22]

This is my fave - I've used it twice now on my kids' website (for Sunday School).

Also, you've inspired me - I'm going to use it in an article for my Examiner.com column. Can't wait to get it done. Thanks for sharing this. I'll come back and post the link after it's finished.

[Kazyman]

@beccastew22 In addition to this read (if you haven't already) The Happy Prince & The Selfish Giant (Oscar Wilde) All 3 of these never fail to break my heart open with love. The love of God is as monumental & indescribable as the beautiful innocence of little children; which of course is Love of God personified. And tho the seed of Satan resides in us all, you can still see what is perfect about God through these little ones. These 3 stories are good at bringing our souls to that awareness.

[BradHeart1107]

what happened to those 3 people?? what is wrong with this videó to rate it down??? i don't get it

[beccastew22]

This is my fave - I've used it twice now on my kids' website (for Sunday School).

[Chrissakon]

This is the real, unselfish, pure love...

[WoLfCuB1806]

Such a great story, i cry for a long time when i thought about it, i was at school and my teacher showed it to us and several people cryed and i held back the tears, such a touching story. i cant believe that the boy would be so bad to the tree. When my mum watched it she cryed too. So sad. *crys* *crys*. thx for sharing it with us

[LilNicoleTorres]

Wow, this is verz good, but a bit it made me sad :( what a nice tree

[megapig01]

good job. this was my fav story from my childhood (:

[areyoulookinatmepal]

this is an outstanding video,story and music

[toxfordp]

It's like a mother and a child. The child gets what he want from the mother and she tries to give him even though she is left with nothing. So sad... absolutely touching... :*) a very meaningful story

[cykim33]

stupid boy good tree. jk a very good book. MY grandpa wrote it

[Pusher786]

just discovered this. what a work of utter humanity. brings tears to your eyes and an acute sense of shame. we take so much from our parents, abuse them and don't see it. but if a work of art can awaken something in us then it's truly a work of genius. love your parents! they're only around so long...

[skaterboi696]

what are the songs in this video/story??

[MickelTrickel]

The first song is 'Fin' by Anberlin. Thenthe song after is called 'Cat and Mouse' by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Enjoy them both!

[4hedgesfamily]

I read the words to my 3 year old son as we watched the video, and he cried. He was so touched by the way the tree was treated by the boy, he cried. I was shocked.

[YellowRibbonTrees]

Thank you for bringing this childhood story along with us into adulthood by selecting such lovely music to accompany it.

A beautiful work indeed!

[monsteroxD]

the first song is (*Fin) by Anberlin =]

[Sims3101lover]

why would you have to add music

[assiminaki]

it's the most beautiful story i' ve ever heard.. :')

[Tone411]

Beautiful man.. just beautiful.

[MickelTrickel]

Every word :)

[coreyteen13]

Is this the ACTUAL text?

[bretmac]

beautiful

[Shaunsta717]

This is beautiful! Great Job!

[7010861]

loose the music, good animation

[jkev121]

THIS STORY IS VEY

LOVELY AND IT IS LIKE

qwerth1234 SAID!

[peepsalex]

its so sad *sniff**sniff*

[qwerth1234]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW! think about it like if the tree was Jesus. its exactly the same! He just give away and everyone takes. find rest in Him! GBU

[kaiserroll75]

What songs are these?

[berta880]

the second song: The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Cat and Mouse

[jpg0572]

why ruin a good story with distracting music? geez.

[MadmanAcrossTheWater]

music could use a definite change, but for sure man... good animation.

[chemoakaerin69]

:'[

[GhostReconx261996]

love it

[pinkpanther777]

this story is amazing

thank u for taking the time to do this :)

[funeraloration96]

Great Story And A Great Video.

[Jennthewhalebreeder]

i cryed

[raquelle08]

*tear* oh my gosh this story was so sad...that poor tree had nothing left because she gave the boy everything she had...awesome video

[nacholu28]

AMAZING i love this story!

[SakuraUchiha1001]

this made me cry . . . all the tree wanted was for the boy to be happy, and she gave him everything she had, and to him it was almost never enough. this is a very great book, i love it very much. 5/5

[MickelTrickel]

**The first song sung is 'Fin' by Anberlin, and the second song sung is called 'Cat and Mouse' by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus**

Thanks for the comments guys!

[snowik01]

What's the name of this song and who sings it?

[snowik01]

I would love to know the name of this song and who sings it. Great job with this story by the way!!

[tellme111]

i love the song it just gives it that much emotion

[brixgangstaa]

This is amazing.

When I was little, I always had my mom read me this book.

[maggies0287]

umm i love anberlin and the giving tree.. this video rocks.

[luckyleslie3]

That story makes me cry everytime I read it. Thanks for putting this on here!

[sassielassie216]

GOOD JOB ! I loved this book when I was a little girl, now I'm in my 30's and still love it. I had to listen to the songs a few times to understand what they were talking about, and I'd like to say, the songs fit with the video. Thank you for taking the time to share this with us.

[keeearrr]

this so sad.

but it's great.

[krusher1977]

nice try, the music does not suit the story.

[bhabykryzelle]

I disagree, I thought the music was perfect

[yourcreativegenius]

thank you. xoxo Linda Sullivan

[themonkeydidit89]

this book always made me cry...thank you for this video

[achmood21]

thank you for this

[xdarksideiamx]

Love it

[xdarksideiamx]

This is the /best/ video of this book on youtube. I love it.

[straylightrun1254]

what are the songs?

[MickelTrickel]

'Fin' by Anberlin and then

'Cat and Mouse' by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

[straylightrun1254]

Thanks. they are amazing songs

[jkev121]

READ THEM!

THEIR GOOD STORYS

TOO!

[straylightrun1254]

i love it. thank you for making this

[gingerbell5565]

this video makes me cry....

[wiredfm2002]

Its been a long time since I read that book. It still makes me cry!

[cyaneum]

It's very very touching!

excellent!

[crazy4kayz]

thank you sooo mcuh 4 doing this, i couldnt find a more better reading

[JuKaShu]

I LOVE IT SO MUCH!