提要
有一種「只有我」心態的人，自認無所不知、做什麼都對，期望所有的人都為他一個人而活，稍不順心就又哭又鬧，這樣自私的「井底蛙」世界，會愈活愈狹窄；另一種「無我」的人，所作所為都為了大眾，自己的需求降到最低，如此慷慨的人生，會愈活愈開闊，而且會因為全體一致的快樂，也讓自己感受無比的滿足。
This is the story of an American folk hero John Chapman. People gave him the nick name "Johnny Appleseed" because he introduced and planted apple trees throughout the American Midwest.
John Chapman was born on 26 September 1774 in a small town of America. He was the second child of his parents.
John took his training as a nurseryman under Mr.Crawford who inspired him to plant apple trees.
"How wonderful it would be if there are apple trees everywhere for everyone." John thought.
He decided to fulfill his dream.
John left his home with a cooking pot on his head and an old coffee sack filled with apple seeds.
He wandered across the country barefoot. Whenever he found a suitable place he planted apple seeds there.
"There will be enough apples for everybody, no one will die of hunger." The noble hearted John wanted everyone to eat apples.
He walked from place to place, town to town and planted apple seeds.
"Look! He is the man who plants apple trees." people used to exclaim happily when they saw john. They became so fond of him and called him Johnny Appleseed.
During his journey, Johnny Appleseed met many red Indians who became very good friends of him. They helped each other in need.
Johnny spent all his life planting apple trees. He died in 1845 at the age of 70. But because his kind and generous gesture, people still feel, there's a man, with a cooking pot on his head, is planting apple seeds somewhere.......
解 說
這是一位美國民間英雄約翰．查普曼的故事，人們給他的暱稱是「強尼．蘋果籽」，因為他在整個美國中西部引進並種植蘋果樹。
約翰．查普曼一七七四年九月二十六日在一個美國小鎮出生，是他父母的第二個孩子。
約翰接受一位克勞復先生訓練當苗圃主人時，啟發他廣為種植蘋果樹的念頭。
「如果到處都有棵蘋果樹，每個人都有蘋果可吃，這將是多麼美妙的事啊……」約翰想著想著，決定實現這個夢想。
於是約翰離開了家，把平底鍋當成帽子一樣戴在頭上，背著一個舊咖啡麻袋，裡面裝滿蘋果的種子。
他光著腳在全美國遊蕩，每當他找到一個合適的地方，就在當地種蘋果。
「將來會有足夠的蘋果給所有人吃，沒有人會因為糧食短缺而餓死了。」善心的約翰存想著「大家都有蘋果吃」的高貴念頭。
他走過了一山又一山、一村又一村，所到之處，不停地撒下蘋果種子種植。
「看哪！他就是到處栽種蘋果樹的人」，當人們看到約翰，大家都開心地驚呼，人人都非常喜歡他，開始暱稱約翰是「強尼．蘋果籽」。
在旅途中，「強尼．蘋果籽」遇到了很多印第安人，他們成為很好的朋友，彼此幫助、互通有無。
「強尼．蘋果籽」用一輩子的時間種植蘋果樹。他於一八四五年、七十歲時去世，但因為他善良、慷慨為他人種樹的行為，人們至今仍覺得，在某個角落，有個頭戴平底鍋的人，正撒下蘋果籽……。