Retelling the Folk Tale of the Peach Tree

Prompt: Retell the folk tale of the peach tree.

Retell the Tale of the Peach Tree

I. Outline Retelling the Tale of the Peach Tree (Standard)

1. Introduction

Introduction to the circumstances of the two siblings after the loss of their parents.

Reflecting on personal insights and drawing lessons from the tale

II. Exemplary Composition Retelling the Tale of the Peach Tree

Once upon a time, there were two siblings whose parents passed away, leaving them a tiled house and some farmland. After a few years, they both got married and could no longer live together. The elder sibling divided the inheritance, keeping most of the farmland and giving the younger sibling only a modest house and a peach tree.

The younger sibling and their spouse were kind-hearted and hardworking, laboring in the fields to make a living. They nurtured the peach tree with care, tending to its roots, fertilizing, watering, and protecting it from pests. As time passed, the tree flourished, casting a cool shade over their courtyard. That summer, it bore fruit abundantly, with large, golden peaches. The couple rejoiced, anticipating that the proceeds from selling the peaches would enable them to buy rice for the coming year.

A peculiar sight unfolds before me. A treasure trove gleams with a myriad of hues. White jade, pink pearls, sapphires, and amethysts, each in various shapes and sizes. Gold bars aplenty, enough to fill one's wildest dreams. It's as if stepping into a realm of enchantment, I find myself mesmerized by the beauty both near and far. Upon hearing the birds' urging, I select a bit of gold and gems, tucking them into my sturdy pouch.

Once again perched atop the bird's back, I clutch the pouch of riches in one hand and the bird's neck in the other. The eagle soars across wide seas and long rivers, over hills and valleys, beyond lush green fields... Before me, the familiar old village emerges. The eagle circles around a lychee tree, gently alighting in the courtyard. As the young wife rushes out to greet her husband, carrying the pouch brimming with treasures into the house, the eagle soars back up into the azure skies.

From then on, my sibling and their spouse prospered abundantly.

Aware of the situation, the elder brother insists on exchanging his own house and lands for the lychee tree and humble hut. The following lychee season, the eagle returns for the fruit. My sibling and their spouse, having eagerly awaited for months, rush out shouting with joy.