Once upon a time there was a little girl. She lived with her family in a little house next to the sea. The little house was quite plain but with a view that rivaled castle and palace views around the globe. The river to the sea sang sunlight and moonbeams. And she listened.
Lupines bloomed waves of purple, pink and white, undulating as the sea breeze licked the field. It was July, the warmest month of the year. The Full Buck moon peaked over the horizon. The night air, close but cool, amplified the voices of the river and her inhabitants. The little girl listened.
Fishermen from villages all along the coast spoke of the declining clam harvest. Little clams seemed to have disappeared overnight. Where had the spat gone? The green crabs gobbled …show more content…
Her presence sudden and stunning entranced the little girl. Erutan, legendary in her beauty and protector of forest, field and water dwellers, rose nobly out of the night. Wearing a kaleidoscopic cloak of deer, fish, water and mossy ground swirling around and up her body, Erutan beckoned without words. The little girl approached.
Then, Erutan spoke, “You, like I, little girl, love this land, this river and the creatures of each. I shall endow you now with a knowledge that few other mortals have ever possessed. You shall understand and speak the language of the animals, all of them.”
The little girl listened more intently than ever.
“The ones who cry need your understanding and your help. I shall also give you Triton’s horn. You alone are worthy to blow into it. It will aid you in your search for the ones who whimper.”
The little girl nodded and accepted the horn. “How will I know what to do when I find them?” the girl asked pensively.
“Just as you knew to come to the river, you will know. You have a heart for helping. You are good.”
“What if it helps the creature but hurts another.”
“The ways of the natural realm are complex. You are right to think ahead. Alas, worry not, for the answer to your question is in the solution to the
Lupines bloomed waves of purple, pink and white, undulating as the sea breeze licked the field. It was July, the warmest month of the year. The Full Buck moon peaked over the horizon. The night air, close but cool, amplified the voices of the river and her inhabitants. The little girl listened.
Fishermen from villages all along the coast spoke of the declining clam harvest. Little clams seemed to have disappeared overnight. Where had the spat gone? The green crabs gobbled …show more content…
Her presence sudden and stunning entranced the little girl. Erutan, legendary in her beauty and protector of forest, field and water dwellers, rose nobly out of the night. Wearing a kaleidoscopic cloak of deer, fish, water and mossy ground swirling around and up her body, Erutan beckoned without words. The little girl approached.
Then, Erutan spoke, “You, like I, little girl, love this land, this river and the creatures of each. I shall endow you now with a knowledge that few other mortals have ever possessed. You shall understand and speak the language of the animals, all of them.”
The little girl listened more intently than ever.
“The ones who cry need your understanding and your help. I shall also give you Triton’s horn. You alone are worthy to blow into it. It will aid you in your search for the ones who whimper.”
The little girl nodded and accepted the horn. “How will I know what to do when I find them?” the girl asked pensively.
“Just as you knew to come to the river, you will know. You have a heart for helping. You are good.”
“What if it helps the creature but hurts another.”
“The ways of the natural realm are complex. You are right to think ahead. Alas, worry not, for the answer to your question is in the solution to the