In Shel Silverstein's book The Giving Tree, a tree gives its all to a boy it loves, expecting nothing in return. While you admire the tree for its unconditional love, you also feel sorry for it, and the boy comes across as a real ass.
Playwright Topher Payne gives us a different ending for the book, one in which the tree actually teaches the boy to become a better person. They are both better off for the tree's efforts, and so is the world around them. You can read it by clicking on the image here.
It's part of Payne's series called Topher Fixed It, which also includes a new ending for Rainbow Fish. -via Digg
The Giving Tree is so horrible that I banned it from my home when my kids were little.