Nura's Magical Tatreez

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Hey, Taleblazers. I'm Rebecca Cunningham. And this is Girl Tales, a kids podcast packed with girl power and stories where every child's voice matters. Today is our final episode of Season 8 I cannot believe that a little dream I had back in 2017 has made it this far and has reached all of you. I am so, so grateful that you listen to our stories. It means so much to me. The Girl Tales Team is taking a break until later on this year. If you want to stay updated on when our new episodes will be out, Grown Ups, you can sign up for our newsletter and you'll find the link in our show notes. Before we get started, I'd like to send a lot of special shout outs and a lot of birthday shout outs that we've got to cover because we're taking a break. So first, some special shout outs to Shea, Josie, Lola, and Nicoletta from Carlsbad, and to Scarlett and Zach in Scotland, and some birthday shout outs. Not everybody's birthday is this week, but there will be a lot of birthdays that we're going to miss, so these are just in case. Happy birthday to Wren and Ryan, Sydney, Roxy, Eleanor, Helen, Paloma, Taryn and Brynn from Collingwood, Ontario, Nettie, Leah, Reid, Josiah on Bainbridge Island, Emily C., Audrey McGrath, Spike, Ziggy and Rocket, Bernadette, Felicity, Cora, Sloane and Helena. I hope all of your birthdays are awesome. Thank you to each and every one of you for listening to Girl Tales. It means so much to me. Grownups, Girl Tales is brought to you by families like yours. If you would like to hear your child's name at the top of our next episode, or if you would like me to wish them a happy birthday, head to patreon.com/girltales and join a team today. Oh, and hey, do you love Girl Tales and making your own stories at home? Well, the Girl Tales Starter Pack is made just for you. It includes a vintage book of fairy tales, a tailblazer pencil, a Girl Tales notebook, a bookmark and sticker, everything you need to dream up your own magical adventures. Grown ups can grab one now at girltalespodcast.com/shop.

Now on to our episode. This is Nura's Magical to Trees, the final part in our Open Door series. Enjoy. I'd like to tell you about a friend of mine. Her name is Nura. Nura was born in freshwater, but her family originally came from Palestine. Nura's grandparents moved to freshwater back when Mayor Lucinda announced her open door policy many, many years ago. You see, back then, Nura's grandparents had been forced out of their home in Palestine and lived as refugees in tents that offered little protection from stormy winters and sizzling summers. A refugee is someone who had to leave their country because it wasn't safe to live there anymore. Freshwater's open door policy gave them a chance to build a real home again. In Palestine, Nura's grandparents lived in a beautiful village called Der Yasi. They had an orchard filled with olive, fig, and guava trees. When he wasn't working as a stonecutter, Nura's grandpa, Sido, was outside taking care of his beloved trees. He would water them and watch their branches dance with the wind and the chirping sunbirds. Nura's grandma, Teta, was known as the most skilled Tatris dressmaker in the village. Tatris is a special kind of embroidery in Palestine. Women and girls would wear Tatris dresses that were bursting with fun designs, like stars, moons, and the many creatures and trees of Palestine. As a matter of fact, Nura's favorite dress in the whole wide world was the one her Teta made her on her ninth birthday last year. Teta chose her favorite colors, pink and turquoise, and designed the delicate embroidery into Nura's favorite things. Popcorn, popsicles, and pizza. She even embroidered in Nura's beloved freshwater magical friends.