Good day. Please write a short story about a tree. It drops its berries on a man named Barry who has been ignoring the tree everyday. The tree talks and they have a conversation. Make the story about 200-250 words. Thank you, chatbot. Oh yeah, please title it Talking Tree, Barry
*Talking Tree, Barry*

The tree dropped some berries on Barry as he walked by. A few landed on his head and a few landed on his shoulder.

"What the hey?" Barry said to the tree. But he wasn't expecting a response

"Well. you deserve it," the tree said in a deep baritone voice.

"What?" Barry said. "Who is that? What was in that brownie that I ate? Am I hallucinating?"

"It is me, the tree," the tree said. "The tree that you pass by every day like you have for years. Yet you always ignore me. You never stop by me. You never even look at me."

Barry apologized, "I am sorry. I have been busy. I didn't know that you were alive?"

The tree was perturbed, "You thought I was dead. Don't you see that I am growing? Trees are living things, didn't you study biology?"

Barry tried to soothe the tree, "You are right. I am sorry. I didn't mean that. I didn't know that trees talk."

"Well, they do if you are listening," the tree replied.

"Good to know," Barry said. "I will say hello when I pass by from now on."

"Excellent," the tree yelled. "And can you rub my trunk and branches? Right now, only squirrels touch me. They run up and down and it tickles and annoys me."

"Sure thing, tree!" Barry stated. Barry rubs the trunk and branches."You are loved."

