tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post1820703964939867299..comments2024-03-28T18:17:21.840+01:00Comments on The Multicolored Diary: E is for Elephants (Folktales of Endangered Species)The Multicolored Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144973071708552103noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-50957433515321031662020-04-07T17:13:40.192+02:002020-04-07T17:13:40.192+02:00Love the legend of the ivory thief getting lost. I...Love the legend of the ivory thief getting lost. If only elephants were magically protected from poachers!<br /><br />~Tui Snider, @TuiSnider <a href="https://tuisnider.com" rel="nofollow">TuiSnider.com</a> - Exploring Historic Cemeteries & SymbolismTui Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863369273418993836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-84606702078515891002020-04-07T13:20:29.391+02:002020-04-07T13:20:29.391+02:00I like the idea that they salute the moon :-)
htt...I like the idea that they salute the moon :-)<br /><br />http://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2020/04/e-is-for-elephants-folktales-of.htmlRonel Janse van Vuurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041347187777879494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-77195125165263783902020-04-07T09:55:27.224+02:002020-04-07T09:55:27.224+02:00I really wish nature protected elephants in the wa...I really wish nature protected elephants in the way it protected the bones in the story. Whenever I have seen elephants they always seem to be watching and sighing, as if they are waiting for us to grow up.<br />Tasha 💖<br /><a href="https://www.virginiawaytes.com" rel="nofollow">Virginia's Parlour</a> - The Manor (Adult concepts - nothing explicit in posts)<br /><a href="https://Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-77537436143439248232020-04-07T09:20:47.159+02:002020-04-07T09:20:47.159+02:00Love that story of the forest protecting the eleph...Love that story of the forest protecting the elephants. And I seem to remember that my granny told me about the secret place where elepahnts went to die when I was a kid. <br /><br />@JazzFeathers<br /><a href="http://theoldshelter.com/" rel="nofollow">The Old Shelter</a> - Living the Twenties<br />JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-64924842566741662652020-04-07T04:41:56.944+02:002020-04-07T04:41:56.944+02:00I love elephants. And I believe elephants (and oth...I love elephants. And I believe elephants (and other animals) dance when humans aren't looking. C.G. Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217296820116314071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-78381293676742443652020-04-07T02:07:29.930+02:002020-04-07T02:07:29.930+02:00One day we will look back, ashamed at what we'...One day we will look back, ashamed at what we've done to our animal friends.Jade Lihttps://tao-talk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-5142361829016620112020-04-07T01:26:30.123+02:002020-04-07T01:26:30.123+02:00I feel a great connection to elephants, and love b...I feel a great connection to elephants, and love both those stories. It's heart-breaking to me that elephants were making a recovery and now are more endangered than ever. Why can't we seem to learn?Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-13204857697094020862020-04-06T20:57:38.871+02:002020-04-06T20:57:38.871+02:00I think elephants are the cutest animals.I'm g...I think elephants are the cutest animals.I'm glad that man could not take the tusks!Nishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818499080695379994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-55652100840263557732020-04-06T20:45:40.710+02:002020-04-06T20:45:40.710+02:00Beautiful tale from Sumatra. And a valuable lesson...Beautiful tale from Sumatra. And a valuable lesson for these times.Artihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455186909681790185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-813895368093079052020-04-06T20:14:02.340+02:002020-04-06T20:14:02.340+02:00That's a pretty neat story...That's a pretty neat story...John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-34385861962140663292020-04-06T20:00:51.216+02:002020-04-06T20:00:51.216+02:00That's a wonderful story. Elephants are such ...That's a wonderful story. Elephants are such special animals. It's always painful to hear about one of these beautiful, gentle giants being murdered for ivory.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-11221396294490886652020-04-06T19:25:18.154+02:002020-04-06T19:25:18.154+02:00I love the idea of elephants dancing in the moonli...I love the idea of elephants dancing in the moonlight! The idea of the elephant graveyard entered European legend in the middle ages, so it obviously struck the first European travellers to hear it, too!<br /><a href="https://nydamprintsblackandwhite.blogspot.com/2020/03/f-is-for-fiddlers_30.htmll" rel="nofollow">Black and White (Words and Pictures)</a>Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-70042310957787780892020-04-06T17:52:12.376+02:002020-04-06T17:52:12.376+02:00If they were smart (well, they are smart, my idea ...If they were smart (well, they are smart, my idea is fantasy!), they'd be developing a plan to rid the earth of humans! Animals (other than pampered pets) would be better off without our greed. Elephants are incredible animals, with emotions similar to ours. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592568959570035100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-76316327571143851332020-04-06T17:36:56.132+02:002020-04-06T17:36:56.132+02:00Oh I love that tale! I don't understand why hu...Oh I love that tale! I don't understand why humans love ivory objects. They are beautiful of course, but at what animal price?<br /><br /><a href="https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-z-e-embroidery-broderie.html" rel="nofollow"> E is for Embroirery </a>Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliquéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307507105646376697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-27594421276836621122020-04-06T16:07:43.255+02:002020-04-06T16:07:43.255+02:00Oh, I do like the dancing elephants! They are amaz...Oh, I do like the dancing elephants! They are amazing animals. I’ve seen a video of a bunch of elephants getting together to rescue a baby elephant stuck in the mud. <br /><br />Pity the real world ivory poachers aren’t discouraged like the man in the story! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-25278108267833173702020-04-06T14:38:39.083+02:002020-04-06T14:38:39.083+02:00Interesting to read this side of story. Indian myt...Interesting to read this side of story. Indian mythology too refers Elephants frequently. Infact in India, there is "Lord Ganesha"- worshipped as Elephant God- bcoz he has head of an Elephant.Viyomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-57562484559802568832020-04-06T14:15:11.329+02:002020-04-06T14:15:11.329+02:00They are amazing, intelligent creatures! I'm g...They are amazing, intelligent creatures! I'm glad that China banned trade in ivory, though I do hope the artisans who carved it will find other substitutes and that their skills can be kept alive. Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-46395059100929535772020-04-06T13:02:48.679+02:002020-04-06T13:02:48.679+02:00Snap I chose elephants today too. What a lovely st...Snap I chose elephants today too. What a lovely story.Lizanne Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929383263680527758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-36763009838771293602020-04-06T05:53:25.594+02:002020-04-06T05:53:25.594+02:00That elephant just needs fur to look like a hairy ...That elephant just needs fur to look like a hairy Mammoth.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com