B had a big garden with
lots of fruit trees when she was young. There were papaya trees, mango trees,
rambutan trees, chiku trees and star fruit trees. She loved the fruits of all the trees except
the star fruit tree. The tree was huge and it blocked her view of the road
beside her house. She implored her father to have the tree cut down but he
would hear none of it. She argued that the fruits were allowed to fall and rot
since no one in her family cared for them. Her request fell on deaf ears. Years
passed. B’s parents passed away. B stayed on in the same house. Her husband was
going through hard times. B was forced to pick the starfruit for sale to earn
extra income for the family.
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