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Category Archives: Forest

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Spirit of Trees Posted on April 3, 2012 by BostonTerrierMay 5, 2012

http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nilas/seasons/gawain.html

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Posted in British Isles, England, Europe, Forest, Wonder Tales/Fairy Tales

Old Woman in the Wood

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

www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/093.txt

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Posted in Europe, Forest, Germany, Healing/Consolation, Wonder Tales/Fairy 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

Angry Forest

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

http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nilas/seasons/theforest.htm

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Posted in Environmental Stewardship, Europe, Forest, Scary/Ghostly

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

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

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

Invisibility

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

An African/Nigerian Tale Retold by Moyra Caldecott A forest spirit called Musa once spoke to a man, a hunter looking for food for his family. In the great forest full of trees, the spirit singled out twelve types of tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Environmental Stewardship, Forest, Myths, Wonder Tales/Fairy Tales
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