The Old Man and the Figs
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This Jewish tale is wise, witty, and very ancient.
The story comes from the Talmud and has been very lightly adapted by Bertie.
Read by Natasha. Duration 7.25
Proofread by Claire Deakin.
In Roman times, The Emperor Hadrian, was riding with his army through Galilee. As he passed down a lane, he noticed a very old man planting a fig tree in his garden. The Emperor ordered a solider to bring the ancient gardener before him.
He then spoke to him as follows... “Old man, why are you planting that tree? The time to plant it was in your youth, to bear you fruit for your old age. It’s too late now. At this stage of life, you can’t hope to live to taste the fruit from it.”
The old man bowed before the Emperor as best as his back would let him, and answered, “In my youth I worked, and I still work. With God’s good pleasure I may yet try the fruit of this tree I plant. I am in His hands.”
“Tell me your age,” said the emperor.
“I have lived for a hundred years.”
“A hundred years old, and you still expect to eat from the fruit of this tree?”
“If such be God’s pleasure,” replied the old man. “If not, I will leave it for my son, as my father left the fruit of his labour for me.”
“Well,” said the emperor, “if you live until the figs from this tree are ripe, I pray you let me know of it.”
Ten years went by, the tree bore fruit, and the old man enjoyed its figs for his breakfast. As it so happened, the emperor was again visiting Galilee. The old man resolved to visit him. He took a small basket, filled it with the choicest figs from the tree, and made his way to the palace. At the gate, he told the guard his purpose, and after some time, he was admitted into the presence of the emperor.
Again he bowed as deeply as his old back would permit him, and said, “Ten years ago, you saw an old man planting a fig tree. You said to him "If you live to eat its fruit, I pray you let me know." Behold I that same old man. I have come and brought you the fruit of that tree so that you may also taste it.”
The emperor was very much pleased to see that the old man had lived to enjoy his the fruit of his labours. He emptied the man’s basket of its figs, and he ordered it to be filled with gold coins.
When the old man had departed, the courtiers said to the emperor, “Your Excellence, why did you so honour this old man?”
“Heaven has honoured him, so why not I?” Replied the emperor.
Now, next door to this old man there lived a crafty woman. When she heard of her neighbour’s good fortune, she was filled with envy. She thought her husband should try his luck in the same quarter. She filled an immense basket with figs, placed it on his shoulder, and said, “Now carry it to the emperor; he loves figs and will fill your basket with golden coins.”
When her husband approached the gates of the palace, he told his errand to the guards, saying, “I brought these figs to the emperor.”
When this was told to the emperor, he ordered the man to stand in the hallway of the palace, and all who passed pelted him with his figs. He returned home to his wife, sore and crestfallen.
She looked at her poor bruised husband, and at last she chuckled and said, “Never you mind, you should look on the bright side. If had they been coconuts instead of figs you would have suffered harder knocks.”
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I like this story bcuz ov the frute he gave to the emperor
shawn — November 15, 2010
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Actually it would be I liked this story, because of the fruit he gave to the emperor.
Mae — February 8, 2016
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What a neat story!
Thomas — November 16, 2010
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wow……is beautiful thanks the story
lou — November 16, 2010
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great pleasure
littlelubka — November 16, 2010
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a nice witty story
aila — November 16, 2010
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Thanks, Bertie, I like your English. If you could teach me the English and you can see how patience I am.
A Good Student — November 16, 2010
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I really liked it.It was not funny or sad it did not be like the other story it was made from a man who had lots of energy.
lara — November 16, 2010
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oooh i love figs it is so good natasha.my granddad has some ,he has an fig tree when ever it always get wripe my mom and i always get some off the tree.natasha this story what you wrote well you in made me hungry.now iam over here at the school house starving thats bad an’t it i louve to eat a lot i don’t know about you but when they say fried chicken is here,well iam already at the kitchen table .natasha i really have fun with you .but please don’t make me hungry lolly pop got to eat.
lolly pop — November 16, 2010
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BORING SO SO SO SO SO SO BORING. YOU NEED MORE EXCITING STORIES
Victoria — November 16, 2010
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Well not all story’s have to be fun and exciting I personally love the lesson in this particular story!?
Mae — February 8, 2016
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I AM AWESOME BLACK OPS IS AWESOME!!!!
Jake Cake — November 16, 2010
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What does that have to do with anything in this story?
Mae — February 8, 2016
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Oh, what a great story!
I love this story….
It is a really good story.Jenny — November 16, 2010
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it was a lovly story Bertie
Padma
padma — November 17, 2010
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All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue because virtue is eternal.
Plato, student of Socrates — November 17, 2010
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this story is ok but i like funny and mysterie and i am a school hungry and u dont help any so if u can make some good story with mysteries so if u would put a good story
jace baxley — November 17, 2010
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That’s mean, but also a good punishment.
Bee — November 17, 2010
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It’s a good story. I liked. Thank you.
zelia — November 18, 2010
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I like this story, it was good and the old man is clever
shifa — November 18, 2010
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Figs? I havn’t tasted it yet!
Comet — November 18, 2010
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This story needs to a longer story.Natsha i did not know that.I wish they would make another one.
P.S i was goodNiki — November 18, 2010
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U GUYS MUST BE ALL KIDS (OFFENSE) SO DONT SAY THIS STORY IS BEAUTIFUL CUZ IT ISNT.
BLACK OPS IS AWESOME — November 18, 2010
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THE STORYTELLER SKIPPED SO MANY WORDS IT WAS HARD TO KEEP UP. READ FASTER PLEASE
BLACK OPS IS AWESOME — November 18, 2010
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God is Eternal. Everything that remains in God will be eternal.
Human beings have the freedom to chose. If whoever does good and practice the virtue, shall gain eternal life. That person even now can taste heaven in this present life.
Eternal life without love is Hell.Plato, student of Socrates — November 18, 2010
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Sooooooo good.I love it. i read it over and over again
niki — November 19, 2010
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it is wonderful of listen and understand this story.It take everyone a high-moral value of the Emperor,lesson of old man about cause and effect of his life,va a little fun about human greed.
thanks very much.bye byesamthuy — November 19, 2010
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I like the way you write stories. If you could teach me English, you would see how patient I could be.
A Good Student — November 21, 2010
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Carlos I an loosin my sight — November 21, 2010
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Carlos I an loosin my sight — November 21, 2010
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Storynory is excellent .Readers are wonderfull, nice accent, clear pronunciation, excellent native englih intonation .It helps very much for implaired people Thanks veru much.Congratulatio for this work Montessoti, as usual, for a long time great experience teaching. God bless your work. Carlos
Carlos — November 21, 2010
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It serves the old man’s neighbor right.
Alexander — November 21, 2010
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Do you have a story yet?
T.N — November 22, 2010
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It has been a week! Can you install a new story, please????
Ginger — November 22, 2010
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it is small story to learn english … like this .. or Junior
i hope to install a new … soon
thank you a lot
Anonymous — November 25, 2010
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i love it is so fun
ashanti — November 25, 2010
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really it was very good I like it . I will read it many time
Saad — November 26, 2010
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yup it was avery good story and iliked it very much as ilike this tyepe of stories you know an i would like to tell you please send me more stories
Tooba — November 27, 2010
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It wa great I love it.
patty — November 27, 2010
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Dear natasha I did like the story but I am going to tell you that the story is a brilliant could you read out another one PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ? I really like short stories because some of them are funnyvor because they have small chapters in them
I LUUUUUUUUOEVE SHORT STORIES FROM THE STAR SHINING STARLIGHT
starlight — November 28, 2010
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WOW
Rosebud — November 28, 2010
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i like the way you write stories.If you could teach me English,you would see how patient
a good student — November 29, 2010
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I loved that book espeshley because its in a diffrent
thing for me ….I bet that it was diffrent for evryone tooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Tina — November 29, 2010
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I think it is a nice story.
brendan — November 29, 2010
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It’s a cute story.
Shilpa — November 30, 2010
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its a pretty cool story
alice — November 30, 2010
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nice story
patricia — November 30, 2010
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I love the story. I think this story is a vary nice story.
Taylor. — December 5, 2010
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Hi,
I am a man of 49 living in Hobart. I visited this site by chance because I am learning about story-telling and how children can relate to stories.
This is an excellent example of a very old fable retold for a youthful audience.
Well done. I will enjoy reading similar stories.http://patientxmarksthespot.wordpress.com — this is my free blog for creative writing, fiction and non-fiction (also aknown as faction) and poetry site. It has only been around since November 2010 and I already about 15 long posts for November.
As My computers are at the repair shop, I will enjoy using the Tasmanian State Library computer system until then.
“LOVE thy neighbour as you love thyself”.
PeterPeter — December 6, 2010
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good.I lke the story
Jacob — December 6, 2010
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IT IS SO CUT!!!!!!!
Ethan — December 6, 2010
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marnee — December 6, 2010
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marnee — December 6, 2010
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I like the story it is a very nice story
Tabitha — December 7, 2010
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It was ok
shrivar — December 8, 2010
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Wow! Nice story and nice voice!
Lee — December 10, 2010
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Interesting twist! Jeaousy ends painfully.
Nadine — December 10, 2010
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cool
kayleigh — December 17, 2010
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It is a very good story.
cynthia — December 18, 2010
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Very nice story I really like it!:)
cookiecookie — December 22, 2010
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I thorougly enjoyed reading n listening to this story.
cuckoo — January 4, 2011
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I have not heard the story but from all of the peoples comments it must be a pretty good story;)
I LOVE UR VOICE NATASHA!!!!!!!
Ashley — January 29, 2011
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Ashley, this is a lovely story, I hope you enjoy it.
Bertie — January 29, 2011
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Simply it was a good story because it seemed like a legend to me but yet this one was real and intresting.
Serenity — October 4, 2016
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awesome
seth — February 16, 2011
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ENJOY IT? I LOVE IT
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111Gianne Ong — February 18, 2011
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i wish that wife should have given that man coconuts to give to the emperor.
distressed for more storiess — February 21, 2011
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this is soooooooo witty
chelsea — March 1, 2011
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best story ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
paige — March 3, 2011
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My homework is to think ,what a book will be about and this story is a great topic so thanks for putting this story online it’s a great story Bertie .
Fatima al — March 17, 2011
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Interesting story. With his right attitude, God blessed the old man and the emperor blessed him too.
Jenny — April 19, 2011
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i new this story i am a jew
mmmeri — July 8, 2011
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Hello
This story of the Old Man and the Figs in which we learn how the old Man is rewarded by the Emperor Haidrian for working his whole life time to see the figs on his tree grow. He is given a basket of gold coins in return for his figs.
Thank you for listening to this tale
Bye Bye
N*
Natasha — July 11, 2011
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This story was awsome
Krish — December 30, 2015
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it gives the message of hardwork……….
ganimat — September 6, 2011
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it was a good story……..
i liked the character of an old man because he was hardworking.ganimat — September 6, 2011
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Hello
Thank you for your comment
The old man first meets the Emperor and shows him the fig tree he has planted,
and after ten years the tree, when the tree has grown and bears the fruit, he returns to gain a reward as instructed by his wife
The Emperor throws gold coins at him, and so he does gain a reward for his hard workThanks for listening to this wise Jewish tale
Bye
Bye
N *Natasha — September 7, 2011
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it is a wonderful story i have learned alot of new words
Anonymous — September 28, 2011
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I liked the way the old man shared. He was very kind. He believed. After all of the work he finally got gold coins.
Bryce — September 29, 2011
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I like this story because the old man is generous, hard working, and confident in God.
Bailey — September 29, 2011
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i haaaaate your story
login — October 1, 2011
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This story was funny because of the woman’s comment when she said,”Never you mind you should look on the bright side if they had been coconuts insted of figs you would have suffered harder knock’s”
JOSHUA — October 22, 2011
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I want more of these stories Bertie! Please pretty please!
daniel — October 24, 2011
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i like this book
joe — November 7, 2011
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What a horrible ending!! COCONUTS?!?!
Cam — November 9, 2011
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boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
nick — November 10, 2011
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kissy kissy
nick — November 10, 2011
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Hello
Thank you for your comment
The Old Man & The Figs is a wise old tale that is ideal to listen to when
you are home or traveling abroadThanks for listening
Bye Bye
N *Natasha — November 24, 2011
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Hello,
The old man & the figs is an excellent tale that you will find on Storynory.com
You will find all the stories including this one in itunes under Kids&familes
or download them to your podcast sectionThanks for listening
Bye Bye
N *Natasha — December 10, 2011
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can…..you…. giv….me…sumary?
Anonymous — December 13, 2011
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Dear Anon, it’s a really short story…. hard to summarise it
Bertie — December 13, 2011
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This story is amazing! I like the part when the old man lives to be 110 and his tree has grown. I think the Emperor was looking very stupid.
Mango Splashh — January 12, 2012
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This storry is so amazing
Qunnita — January 12, 2012
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Hello
Thanks for listening, this is a wise tale. The Old Man and the figs who works every day reaps his rewards when he gets gold in return for figs from the King but his wife teaches him a lesson, not to be greedy. There is a wise proverb that can sit along side this tale: ‘ we only reap what we sow’ but you may like to draw your own.
Thanks for listening
Bye Bye
N *Natasha — January 12, 2012
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hey nathasha love ur storiese
jila — April 1, 2012
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i love it !!!!!!!!!
princess parmida — June 22, 2012
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Hello
Thanks for your comment The Old Man and the Figs is a very good World Story. The old man learns the true taste of the gold he has reaped.
Thanks for listening
Bye Bye
N*Natasha — June 22, 2012
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aweeeeesome
really nice story natasha
but really smallshreya — October 3, 2012
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HELLO NATASHA ,
HOW DO YOU DOpear — November 15, 2012
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cool!! nice story. please have new stories Natasha and Bertie please!!~esp. world fairy tales. please reply. thanx:)
jinxy — February 2, 2013
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This is a very, very, short story.
Kendra — March 4, 2013
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a greet story
Anonymous — April 29, 2013
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some of the sentences does not sound right
but i love it.drevoine — October 29, 2013
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Shouldn’t the husband chuckle and say, Look at your jealousy, now you and I have been shamed by the emperor, instead of the wife teasing him?
Sunehra — December 22, 2013
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awesome story i am loving it
ggfg — July 3, 2014
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awesome story i am loving it
ggfg — July 3, 2014
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Excellent story ever heard in my life……
Tisha — September 5, 2014
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Dear Bertie, That story is so coooooooooooooooool I never knew there were Jewish stories on Storynory. I also love your Bertie stories. Thank you for the awesome readings. Do you have any French stories on Storynory? Please reply.
Emma — October 9, 2014
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Wow, cool story! I love your amazing voice Natasha.
(I wish i had a cool voice like you)Elisa — November 9, 2014
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i wish it could be longer,great story ………………………………………………………………………/…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
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Nice story
Goohhhhlkk
Good great
Makkxk — February 11, 2015
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Cool
M — February 11, 2015
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I don’t really know the story maybey it’s great the comments say so
It is going to be good then
Moq — February 11, 2015
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that is one of the best story’s ever.
Ava Rossi — March 20, 2015
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when i have a nightmare i listen to stories and i can go back to sleep for now from me, a fan
bye, byeNotta — June 15, 2015
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This story is a beautiful tale
Ashleigh — January 18, 2016
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Wonderful story. ..Thanks
deleted — March 29, 2016
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that was cool
ethan — December 7, 2016
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I agree , it was a pretty good story .😄👍
Raymond — February 16, 2017
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I am glad the spirit of God has lead me to this story when i was looking for a story to conclude my sermon in Sabbath service today… ..thank you and God bless your heart
Russel — August 4, 2017
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It is a bad story because it is realy boring
HenkDeSteen — September 7, 2017
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yes but it did not with the one that i what
kara — December 11, 2017
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it was a bad, bb
Ninja — April 16, 2018
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it was a short story but it was interesting.
justin — June 6, 2018
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the best story ever
Anonymous — June 6, 2018
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Very nice story
Aman — June 6, 2018
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This is Liam I love ancient stories
liam sharman — June 6, 2018
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amazing:)
david — June 6, 2018
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Cool, next write about a boy who found a Lamborghini the boy is going to be named….. Ummmmm……… Ummmmm…. Ben
Funny girl — June 6, 2018
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great man
me — June 6, 2018
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great story duuude!
mynameisname — June 6, 2018
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I like This story because It has lots of words that I don’t know in it. Like figs crestfallen courtiers choicest ALL OF THOSE KIND OF DEM WORDS
Bop Da Silly Monster — June 6, 2018
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Dude this story sucks more than trash.can’t you do any better?
Dude — January 15, 2019
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nice story
eden — January 20, 2019
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WOwoWOw I love this storie and I liek liek part where fig go.. ohw wowza I liek all here is poem I rote;
fig taste good
fig is food
I liek fig
with my fig
every nite
I have a frite
but fig make it better
when fig to niteO wowie — October 17, 2019
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why did the other old man get hit with figs?
zico — December 30, 2019
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is really cool
benjamin — March 23, 2020
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i like because the story the fruit gave to the emperor
benjamin — March 25, 2020
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I like this story .In my opinion ,each person take the result of acts. we eat whatever we plant.The old man was honest and studious.The king touched his try for life .He saw his great work for other people and himself. But the crafty persons never earn good things that they wanted..
farzaneh — April 21, 2020
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This story was really interesting for me. In my opinion each person earns the things they think about.On the other hand , honesty is a very important thing for a good life. In fact ,:’whatever you plant you eat”. A jealous person cannot ever give a great life and a good feeling to other people and themselves at all.
farzaneh eslami — April 25, 2020
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I really enjoyed the story.
Anonymous — May 19, 2020
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I like the story. I really appreciate the old man’s hope.His point of view brings him positive and good chances and also luck.
hedi — May 19, 2020
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The old man is hope full about life. his neighbour was jealous. My conclusion is that with patience, you can make impossible things possible.
Sina — May 22, 2020
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I LIKED THE STORYVERY GOOD
FARIDEH — June 8, 2020
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Yes I did enjoy the story, thou how did the old man know that it was it was 15 years the time for the fruit tree to grow, the age of the tree can have been changed and been another tree age unknown that he took the fruit from, in other words the old man may have been age unknown.
Carl — August 5, 2020
