# Connecting Statement:
Jesus finishes telling his parable. This is the end of the story that began in [Luke 12:1](../12/01.md).
# Leave it alone
"Do not do anything to the tree" or "Do not cut it down"
# put manure on it
"put manure in the soil." Manure is animal dung. People put it in the ground to make the soil good for plants and trees. AT: "put fertilizer on it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])