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The Legend of the Murmuring Trees

why the sky is blue, why elephants have trunks, and why teeth are situated in the mouth

By Riaz SharifPublished 2 years ago 4 min read

The Legend of the Murmuring Trees

In a long time ago, when the world was as yet youthful and its miracles neglected, there existed an enchanted woods at the core of the land. This backwoods was like no other, for it was supposed to be bursting at the seams with the murmurs of antiquated spirits and the tunes of failed to remember divine beings. Its trees stood tall and glad, their branches connecting like hands anxious to embrace the sky above.

At the focal point of this charming woodland, stowed away from the human look, was a flashing pool of completely clear water. The pool was said to have the ability to allow unbelievable insight and information to the people who thought for even a second to drink from its profundities. Many had looked for its insider facts, however just a picked not many were considered qualified to get the endowment of insight.

Among the animals that called this timberland their house was an inquisitive and cunning fox named Lyra. She had fur as red as the sunset and eyes that shimmered with knowledge. Lyra was known all over for her sharp mind and her hunger for information. She went through her days investigating the backwoods, paying attention to the murmurs of the antiquated trees, and gaining from the insight of the pool.

One game changing day, as Lyra was meandering through the woods, she coincidentally found a tree not at all like any she had seen previously. Its bark was silver as the moon's shine, and its leaves sparkled like stars in the night sky. The tree exuded an air of old power, and Lyra could detect that it held confidential past any she had at any point experienced.

Interested, Lyra moved toward the tree and set her paw upon its gleaming trunk. To her bewilderment, the tree addressed her in a quieted and resonant voice, "Good tidings, searcher of information. I'm the Tree of Repeating Murmurs, the guardian of the old stories and the privileged insights of the world. I have looked after this woodland since days of yore, and I sense a yearn for shrewdness inside you. Request from me, and I will uncover the secrets of the world."

Lyra was both flabbergasted and lowered by the tree's words. She had known about the Tree of Repeating Murmurs in the legends passed down from one age to another, however never did she envision she would remain before it.

"I try to know why the sky is blue," she asked, her voice touched with interest.

The Tree of Repeating Murmurs gestured, and its leaves stirred accordingly. "Some time in the past, when the world was all the while being framed, the divine beings accumulated to make the sky, the oceans, and the land. They mixed the sky with the quintessence of a superb sapphire, giving it its splendid shade. The blue sky represented the immeasurability of information and the scope of insight that is yet to be investigated by mortal personalities. Each time the sun rises and sets, it enlightens the endless capability of human comprehension."

As Lyra tuned in, she felt the heaviness of hundreds of years of shrewdness settle inside her heart. Encouraged by the Tree's words, she posed more inquiries, disentangling the secrets of the stars, the motivation behind elephants' trunks, and the explanation teeth were set inside the mouth.

Thus, for days and evenings, Lyra talked with the Tree, learning of the world's mysteries and acquiring experiences into the methods of the universe. She turned into the storehouse of the Tree's information, conveying inside her the old insight of incalculable ages.

Yet, as time elapsed, the murmurs of the Tree started to blur, and the antiquated woods gave indications of winding down. The spirits that once possessed the forest became more fragile, and the pool of astuteness lost a portion of its radiance. Lyra realize that she held an extraordinary obligation to safeguard the information she had acquired and to guarantee that the timberland and its miracles persevered.

With overwhelming sadness, she pursued a choice that would reverberate through the ages. Gathering the most valuable books she had made from the Tree's insight, she ventured out to the farthest reaches of the world, spreading information to all who looked for it. She turned into an incredible researcher, known for her insight and empathy.

In time, Lyra's lessons and the information she had acquired from the Murmuring Trees spread all over. Libraries were assembled, and schools were laid out in her honor, propagating the tradition of the magical woodland and the Tree of Repeating Murmurs.

Thus, the beginning of why the sky is blue, why elephants have trunks, and why teeth are situated in the mouth became woven into the embroidery of human comprehension. The murmurs of the antiquated trees might have blurred from the human domain, yet their insight lives on, helped through the ages by the individuals who look for the information concealed inside the world's secrets.

AdventureClassicalFan FictionFantasyHistoricalMicrofiction

About the Creator

Riaz Sharif

I am soft-spoken person, like a "Gentle Scholar" I am trying always to enable effective interaction with others. My passion is continuous learning and personal growth, which drives me to constantly seek new knowledge and experiences.

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