Madagascar Baobabs Notecard

Madagascar Baobabs: set of 10 cards of one image + 10 envelopes

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Madagascar: According to Malagasy legend, the first baobab sprouted beside a small lake. As it grew, it noted the colorful flowers, large leaves, and slender trunks of the trees around it. One day the wind died away, leaving the water as smooth as a mirror. When the baobab saw its reflection, it was shocked to realize its own flowers were dull, its leaves were tiny, and its trunk grossly fat. The baobab complained to the creator, who responded by yanking the ingrate from the ground and replanting it upside down so that it could not see its reflection or complain. Since then, it has worked in silence, paying off its ancient transgression by providing fruit, medicinal leaves, and shelter for those who live nearby. Photo © 2011 Amber Brooke Davis; featured in the 2014 International Calendar

Card measures 5½ x 4¼” and is blank inside