So, after he had thought the matter over, he planted the tree inside his barn, saying to himself
But behold, the tree bore neither fruit nor blossoms the first year nor the second; then the farmer sent for his brother, the gardener.
Thieves will not think to look for it here.
The gardener, when he saw where the tree was planted, laughed and said
He reproached him angrily, saying
You have deceived me, and given me a barren tree instead of a fruitful one. For, behold, this is the third year and still it brings forth nothing but leaves!
You have planted the tree where it has neither sun nor warmth. How, then, could you expect flowers and fruit? You have planted the tree with a greedy and suspicious heart; how, then, could you expect to reap a rich and generous harvest?
This Month in History November 1910
November 7, 1910
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The first commercial airplane flight in history was carried out by Wright Company pilot Philip Parmalee, who transported two bolts of silk (worth $1,000) from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, for delivery to the Morehouse-Martens Department Store in Columbus.
November 23, 1910 November 20, 1910 The Mexican Revolution began November 20th, 1910, as an uprising against longtime dictator Porfirio Diaz, who resigned and left the country in 1911.
The yacht Visitor 11, owned by Commodore W. Harry Brown, become the first vessel to travel on the Panama Canal, which was complteted as far as the Gatun Lock.