#An Enchanted Garden

An Enchanted Garden of Seeds and Stories!

Many stories and folktales include seeds and plants as an integral part of the tales. My book, An Enchanted Garden of Seeds and Stories! includes eight folktales that do just this and also the seeds that go with each story. You can find out more about this book at Story Lovers World This theme is continued throughout this whole program about seeds and stories.

Featured storytellers:
Martha Hamilton (New York)
Clytie
The ancient Greek myth about the water nymph Clytie and her all-consuming, romantic passion for the indifferent sun god Apollo who brings about a tragic transformation to the helpless girl.
Bob Reiser (New York)
A Pumpkin's Tale
Your heart will warm and beat a little faster when you listen to this wonderful story of a love affair between a pumpkin and a carrot that ends with a cosmic bang!
Tom and Sandy Farley (California)
The Sower
A wise gardener sows a large garden and observes the incredible secrets of the interdependence of all things on Earth.
Mikku and the Trees
A young woodcutter learns about the Earth’s wisdom and ecology when he tries to cut down forest trees in a more efficient way.
Jackie Baldwin (California)
The Giant Turnip
An age-old story told around the world about persistence, what it takes to accomplish difficult tasks, and how even the littlest participant can make a big difference in the outcome.
The Rabbit and the Crab
These unlikely best friends get along fine until it comes time to divide up the harvest of carrots; then the fights begin and are finally settled in a most unusual and unexpected way.
The Stolen Drum
In the deep dark jungles of Africa, a warrior hears magical music made by a lion playing a gourd drum. The warrior steals the drum to prove to his neighbors that the magic was indeed spellbinding and they fall under its spell forever.