Songs of Nature - (Short Story)

Amidst the ancient forest, two wanderers met beneath a tree that had just one fruit: a crimson, crystal apple adorned with music notes, its inner glow enchanting and luring one wanderer to the other.

The first one, already sitting under the tree, a bard, said, "I've captured the songs of nature within this enchanted fruit. Each note, a whisper of the wind, a rustle of leaves, a bird's serenade."

The other, an inquisitive traveler, listened, eyes sparkling witha flare of doubt. "How did you do it?"

The bard smiled kindly at first but his smile became a dark undertone. "With an instrument that translates the vibrations of life into music. Each melody is a heartbeat of the world. Listen." As the traveler did, the symphony of nature swirled around them, an ode to the forest's secrets, now locked within the crystal apple for all to hear. And after that , the tree now beared two fruits for everyone to see.