The Myth Of The Avrameasa Plant

Title

The Myth Of The Avrameasa Plant

Themes

healing | human vs nature

Emotions

regret | joy

Lesson

Respect and harness the power of nature as it may hold magical and healing properties

Characters

The Man: A witness to the fairies' lament and the conduit through which the story of the magical plants is revealed. The Iele Fairies: The former rulers of the magical kingdom, who lost their power when the magical plants were won by mortals

Special Objects

Avrameasa, Crestineasa, and Odoleanu (magical plants with healing properties)

Back-grounds

Ciclova, Romania; The man's orchards

Source

[Cnf. Sim. Mangiuca, ”De însămnătatea botanicei românești” în Familia, anul X (1874), p. 511]” collected for TALES by Maria Raicu