Elusive Apples Story

[vernonk]

As a child, I was told a story of someone who desired apples (they may have been golden) from a tree, but each time he put his hand out for them a breeze (?) blew the branches out of his reach. That might be slightly inaccurate, but something to that effect. I don't know if it was a bible story, a Greek myth, a children's fable, or what. But if any of you know what it was and can provide a link for it, I'd be grateful

[Guilbert53]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_apple

[vernonk]

Thank you but no, that's not right. I don't think you can have read your link

[HansUrbancka]

Sorry for being unhelpful.

The only apple story I know is of a GP's wife who went off for a week's solo vacation and left seven apples in the Maid's bed.

It was an Old Wives tale when I was a young lad....... An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Hans.

[Mamyalynne]

Probably wrong but the interaction of the wind and the tree is here.......

http://fullreads.com/literature/the-three-apples/

[vernonk]

Thank you, but no

[Mamyalynne]

As the Wiki link from Hans shows there are many tales Biblical, legendary,folk tales etc on the topic of apples.

Maybe go through a few of them.

[Old_Geezer]

From Guilbert ?

[illya7]

I think you may be thinking of the Greek legend of Tantalus. Cursed by the gods to stand forever in a pool of water with fruit trees above. The water would recede when he tried to drink and the fruit would forever be just out of reach.