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Continue reading →Why Trees Whisper
Estonian Legend Retold by Anne Pellowski In the early days of earth, not long after the trees were created and humans were forced to leave Paradise to work, a man went out to the forest to cut wood. The first … Continue reading →
The Singing Fir Tree
A Tale from Switzerland Retold by Sheryl Ann Karas There once was a master woodcarver who lived in the village of Reckingen in the canton of Valais. Many of the churches in this region were beautified by this special handiwork, … Continue reading →
The Lady in White
A Czech Tale As Retold by Cristy West Every day, from spring until fall, young Bethushka took her flock of sheep to graze near a grove of birches. In her pocket was a spindle for spinning flax into thread. But … Continue reading →
The Green Huntsmen
A Story from Denmark Retold by Cathy S. Mosley In the forest of Gronveld, out on the west coast of the Isle of Mon, stories were once whispered about how it was unwise to walk at night for who would … Continue reading →
Silver Fir Cones
A Story from The Hartz Mountains, Germany Retold by Sheryl Ann Karas Once upon a time a miner who had a wife and seven children was confined to his bed with a terrible illness. They were a poor family. As … Continue reading →
Of Greed and Measure
A Tale from Greece As retold by Mary Oak O’Kane Editor’s Note: Mary Oak O’Kane offers an original interpretation of the Greek myth of Erysichthon, the tale of an arrogant young king who dares to cut down a sacred grove … Continue reading →
Mikku and the Trees
A Tale from Estonia Retold by Margaret Read MacDonald One day Mikku went to gather firewood. He could have walked into the forest and gathered fallen branches. But that was a lot of trouble. Instead he decided to just chop … Continue reading →