An Ecological Fairy Tale

With apologies to the Brothers Grimm

Photo taken by the author

Mother Nature fell sick, so she called all her children to gather near. To each she confided a message of everlasting love. When the little creek’s turn came, she heard Mother whisper to her, “Dear child, know that I shall be always with you.”

Thereupon she closed her eyes and slipped into a deep and unresponsive sleep. Every day that it could, the little…