Legend of the Silver Pinecone

There once was a poor family who didn't have enough food for their children. One day the mother decided to go into the forest in search of pinecones to sell to get money for food. When the mother finally reached the forest and began looking for pinecones she heard a mysterious voice say, "Why are you stealing my pinecones?" Suddenly an elf appeared beside her. She explained her sad situation to the elf. The elf told the woman to go into the next forest where the pinecones were better. The woman hesitantly listened to the elf walked the long way to the next forest. By the time she got there she was very tired so she sat against a large tree. Just then dozens of pinecones began falling to the ground around her. The woman joyfully gatherer the pinecones into her basket until it was full and then began the long journey home. Once she arrived at her doorstep she looked into her basket. She was delighted to discover that all the pinecones ha turned silver. Her family would never go hungry again!

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The legend story from mytelflora.com web accessed 7-14-2008