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By enchanted lands, on January 12th, 2012%
 A collection of seven stories from places some would call strange. But in our world, they are called enchanted. Enjoy this collection of strange stories from strange places and watch out for the next round of stories.
7. Strange place: Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines.
Fact: Spread across 50 sq. km (20 sq. miles.) there are more than 1200 similar shaped mounds covered in green grass. The hills turn brown during the dry season.
Fable: There was once a giant water buffalo, as tall as a small mountain. The buffalo used to eat up all the crops in the fields of the neighbouring . . . → Read More: 7 Strange Stories of Strange Places
By enchanted lands, on December 15th, 2011%
 Stories about nature series: Li River, China
In the Stories about nature series we are presenting a collection of wonderful stories from around the world that revolve around nature. These stories show the importance and respect given to nature since time immemorial.
Pic by: Flickr/Primeroz
Fable: In ancient China lived an artist whose paintings were almost life-like. The artist’s fame had made him proud and conceited. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait done so he called all great artists to come and present their finest work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would be . . . → Read More: Stories About Nature
By enchanted lands, on October 26th, 2011%
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Forest of Gold, Leh, India
4. Forest of Gold, Leh, India
3. Forest of Gold, Leh, India
2. Forest of Gold, Leh, India
1. Forest of Gold, Leh, India
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Fable:
On his dying day, a hermit who had travelled the mountains all his life, spoke of a hidden valley that had trees of gold. But he also warned of an ice monster that guarded the valley. Before he could complete the map to locate the valley, he passed away. The news of this strange story spread like wild-fire and many an adventurer set out to find the promising treasure. They . . . → Read More: Forest of Gold, Fable
By enchanted lands, on October 12th, 2011%
Youtube link: http://youtu.be/vJFag3IIQXo
Read the fable first, then watch the film:
In the Andes mountains of Ecuador lived two friends, the Cloud and the Forest. They would play with each other, not for hours or days but for weeks that turned into months. One day they had a difference of opinion, which turned into a heated argument that soon became an ego issue. The Clouds decided to move on and Forest decided to focus on growing into newer territories.
Forest Fable
But the animals and birds of the forest very unhappy about this sudden turn of events for their lives depended on . . . → Read More: Cloud Forest Fable
By enchanted lands, on August 11th, 2011%
 Sundarbans
The Sundarban forests (literally meaning ‘beautiful jungle’), cover parts of India and Bangladesh. They are situated in the area where the mighty rivers Ganges and the Brahmaputra flow into the Bay of Bengal Sea, forming the world’s largest delta. These amazing forests are home of the Royal Bengal tiger.
Bengal Tiger – pic by guppiecat
Fable: In the Sundarbans, a little-known goddess Bon-bibi graces its forests. The story goes that Bonbibi, the ‘lady of the jungle’, was chosen by God to protect people who worked in the Sundarbans against a greedy man-eating half sage half tiger-demon named Dokkhin Rai.
Dokkhin Rai was a . . . → Read More: Fables of Tigers
By enchanted lands, on July 13th, 2011%
Photo by tgraham @flickr
In south-western Peru, on a plain called Cajamarquilla is the Band of Holes. Thousands of man-sized holes, stretching for over a mile on uneven mountain terrain, are carved into the barren rock.
Fable: Thousands of years ago, in a valley in the place we now call Peru, there lived a large community of nymphs. For a long time, they lived happily among the trees and rivers, until one year, there was a drought. The rivers started to dry up and the trees began to die. The nymphs knew they had to make an offering to the Rain God, . . . → Read More: Band of holes, Peru
By enchanted lands, on July 8th, 2011%
YouTube Northern Lights
Fable: To the king of the skies was born a daughter so pretty that she gave the Moon a complex. The King raised her in strict discipline as a prim and proper princess, for he had laid many careful plans for her future. But despite his best efforts the pretty princess fell in love with wild dancing. She would put on her emerald dress with flowing ribbons of light and dance her way into the night. Watching her beauty, many a Star fell for her.
As the princess and her admirers grew so did . . . → Read More: A fable from North Pole
By enchanted lands, on June 30th, 2011%
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A desert love story
Many moons ago a desert fell in love with the sea. She followed him for miles along the coast enchanting the sea with her ever changing dunes. The sea was stricken with her beauty and wanted to explore more.
But nature had set boundaries that neither could cross. If the sea ever decided to cross over, he would kill the desert. The desire to join brought many storms but the love for each other kept them apart. The suffering made the desert cry turning her tears into diamonds. Finally . . . → Read More: Namib Desert, Africa
By enchanted lands, on June 23rd, 2011%
An e book of 101 fables from some of the most amazing places on Earth. Wonderful stories with witty morals and amazing facts to share the wisdom of the world and take you on an adventure across the seven continents.
Available for download on Amazon.com for US$ 2.99 (Price in India US$ 4.99)
Note: The e-book can be read on any PC, MAC, Kindle, Ipad, Blackberry, Android phone. Know more >>
Important: Many of the places and creatures in these fables are under great risk because of the changing environment. While we cannot predict their future, we hope their memories and wisdom will live . . . → Read More: 101 Fables Book
By enchanted lands, on June 16th, 2011%
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