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Category Archives: Good for Young Ages

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Little Tree Who Wished for Different Leaves

Spirit of Trees Posted on April 3, 2012 by BostonTerrierApril 3, 2012

www.civprod.com/storylady/stories/LittleTree.htm

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Posted in Evergreen, Fir, Good for Young Ages, Parables/Wisdom Tales

Forest Tale: Traditional Tale with an Australian Flavour

Spirit of Trees Posted on April 3, 2012 by BostonTerrierApril 3, 2012

www.storyteller.net/stories/text/17

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Posted in Australia, Environmental Stewardship, Forest, Good for Young Ages, Humor

Enchanted Apple Tree

Spirit of Trees Posted on April 3, 2012 by BostonTerrierApril 3, 2012

http://www.civprod.com/storylady/stories/EnchantedAppleTree.htm

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Posted in Apple, France, Good for Young Ages, Healing/Consolation

Baucis and Philemon

Spirit of Trees Posted on April 3, 2012 by BostonTerrierApril 3, 2012

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu www.thanasis.com/store/baucis.htm

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Posted in Good for Young Ages, Greece, Healing/Consolation, Myths, Oak, Parables/Wisdom Tales

Why Trees Whisper

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierMay 6, 2012

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 →

Posted in Environmental Stewardship, Europe, Forest, Good for Young Ages, Parables/Wisdom Tales

Why Plants Have Human Characteristics

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierMay 6, 2012

Iroquoian Myth Retold by Anne Pellowski Before the earth was created there was a land above the sky. Certain beings, men and women with human characteristics but not entirely human, lived among the sky people. These beings grew so numerous … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental Stewardship, Good for Young Ages, Myths, Native American, Parables/Wisdom Tales

When the Bemböle People Went to Get Logs

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierMay 6, 2012

A Story from Finland Retold by Neppe Pettersson Once upon a time the Bemböle people decided to build a new log house in Bemböle. And to build a house, they knew that they would need something to build with the … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Environmental Stewardship, Finland, Forest, Good for Young Ages, Humor

The Old Man Who Made The Trees Blossom

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierMay 6, 2012

A Tale from Japan As retold by Alton Chung Once upon a time there was a very kind old man and his wife living in a certain village. Next door to them lived a very mean old man and his … Continue reading →

Posted in Cherry, Good for Young Ages, Healing/Consolation, Humor, Japan, Parables/Wisdom Tales, Wonder Tales/Fairy Tales

The Lady in White

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierMay 6, 2012

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 →

Posted in Birch, Czechoslovakia, Environmental Stewardship, Europe, Good for Young Ages, Parables/Wisdom Tales, Wonder Tales/Fairy Tales

Silver Fir Cones

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierMay 6, 2012

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 →

Posted in Environmental Stewardship, Europe, Evergreen, Fir, Good for Young Ages, Healing/Consolation, Wonder Tales/Fairy Tales

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