Stories inspired by forests, rivers, oceans, animals, plants, and the natural world.
The Village That Built Too Close “We’ll be safe here,” said the village. The river flowed nearby, calm and wide after learning how to bend. Her curves held reflections of sky and willow, fish resting in the slower water. To the villagers, she looked friendly—useful even. “Close water means easy living,” said one builder, setting…
Story 15 – The Mountain That Stored the Sky “I don’t move,” said the mountain.“But I remember.” Clouds brushed against her shoulders as they passed. Some stayed. Some hurried away. The mountain never asked them to choose. Below her, the world climbed and fell—forests thinning into grass, rivers narrowing into threads, winds sharpening into whispers….
Story 13 · Coast & Wetlands – The Mangrove That Stopped the Storm “I look messy,” said the mangrove. Her roots twisted above the water like tangled fingers. Mud clung to her ankles. Crabs hid in her shadows. Birds argued in her branches. Nothing about her seemed neat. But the shoreline trusted her completely. “Lean…
Story 8: The Woman Who Planted a Forest A True Story Hero: Wangari MaathaiCountry: Kenya 🇰🇪 When Wangari Maathai was a young girl, the land around her home in Kenya was green and alive. She remembered clear streams.She remembered birds in the trees.She remembered the soil feeling soft under her feet. But as she grew…
The Sea Grass That Held the Shore “I don’t look like much,” said the sea grass.“But please don’t underestimate me.” She grew quietly where the sea met the land, her long green blades swaying gently with every wave. Most creatures passed over her without a thought. Fish darted above. Crabs hurried past. Even the sea…
The Coral City That Turned Pale “We are still here,” said the coral. But her voice was quieter than it used to be. Once, the coral city glowed with color—reds that felt warm, blues that felt deep, yellows that danced with light. Fish weaved through her towers like laughter. Crabs cleaned her streets. Tiny shrimp…
The Plankton Who Made the Air “No one sees us,” said Lii. “That’s fine,” replied her sister, Plo. “The air sees us.” They floated together in the sunlit layer of the ocean, so small that even fish often swam past without noticing. If you scooped a handful of water, you might catch hundreds of plankton—and…
The Whale Who Remembered the Songs The song was still there. It moved through the deep like a slow heartbeat, steady and old. Koa the whale felt it in his chest before he heard it with his ears. “Not everyone remembers anymore,” Koa said, his voice traveling far beyond sight. The water answered by holding…
The Sea That Learned to Listen The sea felt it before she saw it. A long, slow pressure moved through her blue body—different from the moon’s pull, different from the wind’s play. “Something is coming,” the sea murmured. The waves nearest the shore paused mid-roll, surprised to hear her speak. “What kind of something?” asked…
The River That Forgot Its Banks “I don’t remember being this wide,” said the river. She flowed past stones she had known all her life, but today they felt smaller. Farther apart. The water touched places it had never touched before. “Slow down,” begged a smooth grey rock, half-submerged. “You’re tickling my top.” “I’m trying,”…
