Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a magical apple tree. The apples were so big and red that they looked like ripe tomatoes. But the villagers would never admit it. They said the apples were mean.
The apples had a way of making people feel uneasy. When you picked one, it would drop from your hands and bounce off the ground. Some villagers claimed they could hear the apples scream as they fell. Others whispered that the apples had a sinister grin.
The local mayor tried to ban the apples, but the townspeople loved them. They believed the apples brought good luck and made the town prosper. However, the mayor knew he couldn’t stop the apples from being mean.