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Category Archives: Cherry

Ubazakura or The Cherry Blossom Nurse

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

www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kwaidan/kwai05.htm

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Posted in Cherry, Healing/Consolation, Japan

Cherry Tree of the Sixteenth Day (“Jiu-Roku-Zakura”)

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

www.sacred-texts.com/shi/kwaidan/kwai14.htm

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Posted in Cherry, Healing/Consolation, Japan, Scary/Ghostly, Wonder Tales/Fairy 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

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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