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Glinda's father
The Tree Fairy
Listener to Growing Things
Glinda's father can hear trees growing: a slow, creaking hum that most of us mistake for the wind.
He helps them rise by calling them up from inside themselves, patient as moss.
He is strong, but he also knows when to put away his wand, kneel in the dirt, and look for a tiny problem beneath the soil.
His magic
Earthy, attentive, and full of growing things.
- Sage
- Moss green
- Warm earth
Where you might find him
In the Woodland Grove, usually with an ear pressed to a trunk.
A few favorite things
- The hum of a waking oak
- Muddy knees
- Seedlings that finally sprout
A small whimsical detailSometimes the biggest tree in the grove is waiting on something very small underground.
His story
The Tree That Wouldn't Wake
A story in The Wishbrook Fairies collection