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Category Archives: Parables/Wisdom Tales

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The Woodcutter and Death

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierNovember 9, 2013

A Tale from Nepal Retold by Alida Gersie Once there lived an old woodcutter. He was very poor and could scarcely make ends meet. One day he went into the forest and gathered a lot more wood than usual. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Healing/Consolation, Humor, Nepal, Parables/Wisdom Tales

The Singing Fir Tree

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

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 →

Posted in Europe, Evergreen, Fir, Healing/Consolation, Parables/Wisdom Tales, Switzerland, Wonder Tales/Fairy Tales

The Sesame Seed and the Date Palm Tree

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

A Tale from Egypt as Retold by Erica Helm Meade There was once a king who often sailed up and down the Nile. One day while returning to port, he saw a fisherwoman knee deep in the water, casting out … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Environmental Stewardship, Healing/Consolation, Humor, Palm, Parables/Wisdom Tales

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 Magic Pear Tree

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierJune 25, 2012

A Tale from China Retold by Alida Gersie A long time ago in ancient China a farmer went to market. He had luscious pears to sell and was determined to ask a very high price. Once he had found a … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Environmental Stewardship, Humor, Parables/Wisdom Tales, Pear

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

The Blossom Tree

Spirit of Trees Posted on March 30, 2012 by BostonTerrierJune 25, 2012

A Tale from Tibet Retold by Odds Bodkin Editor’s Note: This tale is a direct transcripton from an oral recording and can only suggest the full exuberance and artistry of the original telling, one which includes virtuoso musical accompaniment and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blossom/Flowering, Environmental Stewardship, Healing/Consolation, Parables/Wisdom Tales, Tibet, Wonder Tales/Fairy Tales

Of Greed and Measure

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

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 →

Posted in Environmental Stewardship, Europe, Greece, Healing/Consolation, Myths, Oak, Parables/Wisdom Tales

Nasrudin and the Trees: Seven Tales

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

A Compilation from Eastern Europe Retold by Priscilla Howe Editor’s note: In his introduction to the collection, The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin, Idries Shah relates that Nasrudin, when a boy, had the strange power of keeping his schoolfellow’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Cherry, Humor, Middle East, Oak, Olive, Parables/Wisdom Tales

Mikku and the Trees

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

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 →

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

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