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August 13, 2020,
Fairytales, stories of magical kingdoms and mystical lands far, far away, seemed to be filled with magic.
They are quietly there without chewing up the scenery.
Water Lilies are silently beautiful and magical all in themselves.
Water Lilies are a family of flowering plants that live as rhizomatous aquatic herbs in temperate and tropical climates around the world.
The family contains five genera with about 70 known species.
Water lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on or emergent from the surface. The leaves are round with a radial notch.
They are incredibly, elegant, beautiful and serene.
Water lilies are a well-studied clade of plants because their large flowers with multiple unspecialized parts were initially considered to represent the floral pattern of the earliest flowering plants.
Water lilies do not have surface leaves during winter but they are still enthralling.
That’s why they find themselves in fairytales.
One them is the Gold-Spinners. Here is the magical tale.
In a hut hidden deep in a forest, three beautiful maidens spend each waking moment weaving gold flax into yarn.
A cruel older woman supervises them, collecting every finished thread. She leaves them only for short journeys, always leaving a full slate of work along with the warning to keep their eyes on their work, and to speak to no man; otherwise the gold will lose its shine and great misfortunes will follow.
During one of her absences, a Prince is separated from his hunting party, and wandering in the forest, comes across the hut. The elder maidens hide from him, but the youngest seeks out his company.
Days later, when the King’s search party finds the hut, the Prince and maiden sit before it lost in conversation.
The Prince promises to return for the maiden, who sits to work her neglected wheel. Sure enough, the bright thread is dull now, just as the woman had predicted. Terrified, she is convinced that misfortunes will now come. Soon enough, the woman comes and with one glance at the tarnished thread knows everything. The youngest maiden manages to send a message to her Prince through a raven.
Magically the Prince comes to her and carries her off.
The old woman is enraged and, as she is a wicked witch, promptly casts a spell.
She conjures a magic ball, which flies by the maiden as she is held by the mounted Prince crossing a bridge.
Oh, no, whirlwinds cast her from the Prince’s arms and into the river.
Though he tries to dive in after her, he is restrained by his men.
A year later, visiting the spot, he sees a yellow water lily in the river and hears a voice sing a forlorn song about being bewitched and forsaken.
He goes on through the forest to the hut and consults the gold-spinners, who insist that the flower must be their sister.
He sleeps the night in the hut, having a magic cake for his dinner secretly prepared by the eldest sister.
In the morning, as he rides off, he understands the language of the birds. In this way he learns that the Wizard of Finland can help him, and through the birds, contacts him. The wizard, in the form of an eagle, instructs him to stand on the river bank, smeared with mud, and say “From a man into a crab”.
Once he becomes a crab, he is to swim to the flower, cut its roots, and rise with the lily to the surface. Drifting with the current, he is to ascend a large stone, say “From a crab into a man, from a water-lily into a maiden” and so save the maiden.
He does all of these things and the maiden is restored, more beautiful than ever and dressed in magnificent robes and jewels.
Now, although to the Prince only hours had passed in fulfilling his mission, actually 10 days had gone by and the King and Queen were at church, weeping for their dead son. The Prince and maiden arrive and are married on the spot.
In their happiness, the Prince forgets his promise to the Wizard, to free the two maidens. A crow berates them, how could they forget the sisters. Chagrined, the Prince rescues the pair.
Now for some sweet revenge.
The eldest makes up a poisoned cake, which the witch eats on her return and dies.
The Prince and his bride and her sisters live quite happily, recovering 50 wagonloads of the gold thread that had been hidden away by the witch.
What a wonderful tale. We love fairytales with water lilies and happy endings.
There was a water lily plant based product with a very happy ending on the investment show Shark Tank.
Shark Tank regulars Lori Greiner, Rohan Oza, Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, and Kevin O’Leary looked intrigued at the concept of the popcorn alternative from Bohana.
The whole air, popped water lily seeds which are a grain-free, gluten-free snack that have 50 percent more protein than popcorn while offering fewer calories and fat and no kernels to get stuck in your teeth.
Lori didn’t offer a deal because she was concerned the product did not have enough fiber.
The company, which is located in Boston, focuses on producing super seeds that are also known as Makhana.
The team at sharktanktales.com share the fairytale with a happy ending, “Bohana is the brand behind the low-calorie, gluten-free, sustainably-grown, popcorn-alternative snack foods with its flavorful line of popped Water Lily seeds.
Popped Water Lily seeds, also known as Makhana, is a popular South Asian snack that has been traditionally consumed in India for generations. The seeds are generally roasted with a variety of spices and seasonings that bring out the seeds inherent earthy flavors.
Some foodists even consider these puffed seeds to be the next healthy superfood as they contain a rich nutritional profile of amino acids, vitamins and minerals.”
Bohana received a deal from Mark Cuban.
Visiting their magical kingdom at bohanalife.com they educate, “Popped Water Lily seeds have been an Ayurvedic superfood for centuries. Ayurveda is a holistic mind body life-science that believes that every individual is unique and no one lifestyle works for everyone. The foundation is based on listening to your body and doing what works for you. Water Lily seeds, are one of the most prescribed seeds in Ayurveda because of their alkaline character making them beneficial for all body types.
Our popped Water Lily seeds are grown in a farm in Bihar, India. Our relationship with our farmers, commitment to fair wages, ethical and sustainable harvesting, and fully collaborative supply chain allows us to source the highest quality ingredients that we are proud of. The cultivation of lily seeds doesn’t destroy the ecosystem, the whole cycle is sustainable, seasonal and naturally occurring. No water lilies are harmed in the pick to puff process.”
Very impressive and inspiring.
We are always ecstatic to add another wholesome food to our dining menu.
Who are the enchanting owners and princesses behind this product made of healthy fairy tale star dust?
“Priyal and Nadine are both spiritual junkies, curious to learn about some of the world’s most ancient practices and traditional superfoods. On this journey, Priyal went back to her Indian roots and rediscovered her childhood snack – Popped Water Lily seeds. When Priyal introduced this puffed super snack to Nadine, she was hooked and made it her go-to snack too! The two never looked back and vowed to bring this ancient super snack to free spirit snackers everywhere.”
Free spirits and snackers we are.
Lovers of all fairytales with water lilies too.
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