Blessing the Tree

A man was traveling through the desert, hungry, thirsty, and tired,
when he came upon a tree bearing luscious fruit and affording plenty of
shade, underneath which ran a spring of water. He ate of the fruit,
drank of the water, and rested beneath the shade.

When he was about to leave he turned to the tree and said:
'Tree, oh, tree, with what should I bless you?

"Should I bless you that your fruit be sweet? Your fruit is already sweet.

"Should I bless you that your shade be plentiful? Your shade is
plentiful. That a spring of water should run beneath you? A spring of
water runs beneath you."

"There is one thing with which I can bless you: May it be G-d's will
that all the trees planted from your seed should be like you…"