Part One Life is very boring. I perform all the same tasks on the farm every day. I feed the animals, water them, check the fences and so on and so forth. I am young. I would like to do something different with my life. We do not have enough money to allow me to … Continue reading The Pelican
In the cities and towns, the people complain when the sky turns grey and the heavens open. But out in the bush, the bugs and birds, the plants and the fungus - they all breathe a sigh of relief. But you know who else's stress is abated? That's right: the waterfall. We think of eighty-year-old … Continue reading Respect the Water
Do you remember the day you stopped being a kid? Do you remember the last time you had an epic adventure through the garden? Do you remember the last time you had a dream which took you through colourful lands of candy canes and friendly goblins? If you try very hard, you'll probably remember the … Continue reading The Hat Factory
Glenn was a blokey bloke. He wore blokey shoes, worked at a blokey job and watched blokey TV shows. He'd usually put on a Western Movie after a hard day working in the mud. One day he slumped in his couch, put on his Western movie, and nodded off for a moment. He missed what … Continue reading Glenn in Rio
When I walk amongst the pine trees there is a silence and a stillness. I am being watched suspiciously, and in an unfriendly way. The pine trees do not like it when I upset their fallen needles with my footsteps, and they look on without making a sound. They hope that I'll pass beneath a … Continue reading The Casuarinas
"Did you see that woman? She behaves like a witch. I do not like her. Her son plays in the fields of priest's crown. You know, those yellow flowers that are a weed," said Margarita. "Well what can you expect from a woman that was born overseas - probably in an ignorant country - with … Continue reading The Taraxacum Flower
Tandi Tales 