Quote of the moment:
As Aristotle said, "hearing out a poor argument is worse than a kick in the penis," but he wore Greek penis armor at all times, so...

I had to do my own take on a timeless children's classic.
In this case, though, the tree isn't a doormat and a pushover, and doesn't let that kid use him and fuck up his entire life. But, the tree is a rapist, so, maybe it's still not a great lesson. I dunno.