This story explains so many things you might not have known. Like the origins of the first spider, spider webs, and why we have earthquakes.

All that "history" - waffle-free style - in one story :-D

So, kettle on... Feet up... and join me.

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The rumours are true! There was a time when we were immortal.

This is a Waffle-Free story about how mortality came to be.

Put the kettle on... top up your mug... put your feet up, and join me for a waffle-free moment.

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Here's an odd and random story inspired by a tale told by the amazing storyteller, Dorian Haarhoff. It's about not taking what people say or think of you too seriously. It's about learning that the more weight you give an insult to your person, the more you're likely to get!

On that note... put the kettle on... fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a mellow waffle-free moment...

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This is part 2 of the story about how Hades tricked Zeus out of his first batch of humans.

This is Zibidie's repentance for the part he played, and hopefully, Hades doesn't come out of it as well as he did in Part 1: Why We Hug Trees.

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Here's a story where the bad guy gets away with it! It also explains why we love trees so much, why rustling leaves sound like whispers, and why forests are always so full of life.

Part 2 of the story explains why we have Christmas trees!! It's called "How Christmas Trees Came To Be". It's Zibidie's story.

Put your feet up and join me for a mellow waffle-free moment... or two :-)

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Life is to be fully and well-lived. Sometimes, though, we look at the time we've spent on earth, and we don't like what we see. This is a story about life, death, and living well in between.

Fill your mug with something warm, take some time for yourself, put your feet up, and join me for a waffle-free moment.

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I love an origin story!! Your imagination can go just about anywhere. Up to now, most Waffle-Free origin stories have been about the big things: time, humans, the world... This story is on a slightly smaller scale :-)

It's also episode #100 on Waffle-Free Storytelling (woohoo!)

Fill your mug with something delightful, put your feet up, and join me for a slightly silly waffle-free moment.

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As we get closer to Christmas and all the gatherings that go with it, it's easy to get lost in the shine, noise and expectations of these homecomings and forget why they're really happening...

...We don't need pyramids of packages to say we love each other.

Put your feet up, warm your heart, hug the people you love, and join me for a waffle-free moment.

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We miss out on a lot by not looking beyond what we immediately see. Whether it's a beautiful garden or a human being.

Fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join me for a waffle-free moment.

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Mother Nature plans for the future and always wins in the end.

This origin story is all about why we can't see (and often can't imagine) "life out there". It's why we keep asking questions like: "Is there intelligent life out there?" "How infinite is space?" "Are we alone in the universe?"

There's a good reason why we ask these questions... and a better reason why we don't have the answers!

Fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join me for this little trip.

When the story is done, feel free to meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense.

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