Overview of the stories

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How the GOAT came into being (19)
Why the blue hyacinth smells so beautiful (76)
How the moon lost its tail. THE PEREGRINE FALCON AND THE MOON
REDWING, The long flight up North
THE POPPY, A message from the battlefields
How the cross spider got its name
How the wood of the alder turned red (014)
THE WREN, If you are not strong, you must be clever (038)
Why the sanderling guards the border between the sea and the land (002)
The snow and the snowdrops (007)
Why the oak keeps its leaves in winter (028)
How the robin came by its red breast (013)
Why the NIGHTINGALE sings during the night (061)
How Narcissus fell in love with himself (055)
The Willow-herb, The impossible love affair between a young elf and dwarf (033)
Why the nettle stings (003)
Why the devil bit the reed (042)
The ears of a traitor, JUDAS’S EAR (006)
The impossible love affair between a young elf and dwarf, The Willow-herb (040)
A fatal mistake, the mistletoe (035)
How the white rave became black (047)
Why there are small holes in the leaves of the St. John’s Wort (005)
Why poplars rattle (056)
Why the rose´s thorns point downwards (023)
Why owls live by night and fly without making a sound (024)
How a small bird came to be such a splendid blue colour, THE KINGFISHER (010)
How a nymphonmaniac was turned into a flower, the anemone (053)
Why the wagtail is such an anxious creature (032)
How Iris brings messages to the earth. ENGLISH & YELLOW IRIS (066)
COMMON CHICORY, The blue eyes of a lady (011)
How a nymph was turned into a lime tree (043)
Why the great spotted woodpecker wears a pair of small red trousers (026
How the blackbird came by its black suit and gold coloured beak (008)
PARSLEY, A forced collaboration (070)
Why you hardly even notice a sparrow (022)
How the key of heaven came from heaven (cowslip) (039)
How a forgetful plant got its name, THE FORGET-ME-NOT (060)
Punishment for an irresponsible father, THE CUCKOO AND THE CUCKOO FLOWER (012)
How the Devil’s Bit Scabious lost its medecinal powers (031)
Why the barn swallow has a long fork in its tail (001)
Heaven’s reward to a poor but hospitable man, the CARD TEASEL (044)
Why the wigeon whistles so tenderly (046)
How the rainbow came to be (004)
A tribute to heroic hooves, THE BUTTERBUR AND COLTSFOOT (037)
Why the blackthorn has white flowers (049)
How the ugliest little bird changed into one of the most beautiful, the GOLDFINCH (041)
Why the lark flies so high (034)
Why the salty sea is so salty (073)
The house martin and how the bat came to be (051)
Why moles eat rainworms (052)
How a headstrong swift spent the winter (48)
Why a big strong tree wished to remain small, THE DOGWOOD (077)
Why the bee dies when he stings (027)
Why the hare has a short tail and the fox a long one (016)
What the dove is really saying (020)
How the god of hair growth fell in love and into the water, THE WATER LILY AND WATER WEEDS (067)
Why the leaf of the sycamore maple has five points (030)
The Lonely King, the beech (018)
Why the mosquito is so angry with people (029)
Nothing comes from nothing, the jay (015)
Why the birch has small leaves and white bark (017)
THE SONG THRUSH, A singer with no sense of rhythm (025)
SNAIL Home sweet home (064)
The last words of a lovestruck knight, the WATER FORGET-ME-NOT (071)
Colourful freedom, the ATALANTA (RED ADMIRAL) (062)
A tough and impressive boss, the cock (068)
Hardly a Suitable Crown Princess, The Blue Heron (036)
Heaven isn’t quite what it’s made out to be, the Green Sandpiper (065)
“Eat yourself young!”, apples (075)
A party that got out of hand, the Witch’s Broom (072)
How the sea eagle came to have sharp eyesight, the SEA EAGLE (78)
SEAGULL, Rough, clever and noisy (079)
Why the great tit wears a tie and the blue tit a cap (050)
HIMALAYAN BALSAM, The fatal wedding dress (80)
SEAL, unconditional mother love (058)
The wise advice of the ant queen (059)
Why the autumn crocus flowers in the autumn (054)
ASTER, Shining stars (081)
Why bats are nocturnal animals (082)
HOLLY, How Saint Nicholas ensured that one deciduous tree kept its leaves in the winter (083)
The wisdom of large animals and an old willow tree (84)
Clever caterpillars and the butterflies of the night, the moths (085)