tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101671364904583248.post3353554291039525144..comments2013-12-24T06:56:17.928-08:00Comments on Sara's Place: MagicSara's Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10748010009575947786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101671364904583248.post-57507978407774328412012-01-23T18:12:03.542-08:002012-01-23T18:12:03.542-08:00my friend's son has a garden gnome in his yard...my friend's son has a garden gnome in his yard that he leaves gifts and letters for in a little box. then the gnome trades things for his gifts like shiny rocks etc. also, he believes that gnomes turn into mushrooms when humans see them and that's why the forest by their house has so many mushrooms in it.tabitha janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673776941943503161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101671364904583248.post-17224749538319750172012-01-23T15:18:28.426-08:002012-01-23T15:18:28.426-08:00In addition to the classic fairy tales that became...In addition to the classic fairy tales that became Disney cartoon classics (they do make books of those), and Mother Goose, and Grimm I also learned about others.<br /><br />Many of my favorite stories are the ones I learned at camps. Native stories about how the world came in to being, how Coyote was a trickster, but clever too, how night was a blanket thrown over the world as a punishment for greed and gluttony and war among the animals, and that the stars and moon were created by different birds in an attempt to reach the sky god and plea for the sun again. I'm not sure where to search for these in print form, but there must be a Native legends collection somewhere.. otherwise you might wish to meet a Native American and ask them. :-)<br /><br />My mother became a Buddhist Quaker, so I learned some of the Jataka Tales too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jataka_tales or http://www.jatakkatha.com/ or www.sacredspiralkids.com/story/Jataka/jataka.pdf<br />I was given a lovely illustrated collection of these stories, and found their lessons, appreciation of nature and warnings against greed and pride more helpful than most.<br /><br />Here are some other interesting sites:<br />http://worldoftales.com/<br />http://www.pitara.com/talespin/folktales.asp<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fairy_talesMagical Mystery Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852978197109376841noreply@blogger.com