Trees– Jack Nelson and the Blue Flamingo
Jack Nelson and the blue Flamingo In an earlier blog post, children’s books by Jim Andersen were mentioned. There is a new one that has an essential message about trees for children. The story is about a flamingo that turns blue because a wicked witch made her nibble on some poison mushrooms. As a result the Flamingo is driven out of the flock and separated from the children. Jack and his friends try to help restore the color of the flamingo. For this they have to seek the help of Tweedy the magician (he is called so because he wears tweed only). The magician gives them a spell that has to be chanted to an interesting dance that is done by a group hopping in circles around a fire. The song is Curdie Curdie Hwa Hwa Curdie Curdie Hwa Hwa Magic Tweedy In a blink Make our birdie Blue to pink Lol lol Ha ha ha The name of the dance is Tweedy dance. Some people might confuse the Tweedy dance with the Curdie Dance because of the words in the song but tha...