June 6, 2022, Carrot Ranch prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that features stone-stacking. How does the activity fit into a story? Who is involved? What is the tone? Do the stones have special meaning? Go where the prompt leads! Submit by June 11, 2022.
“Grandmother, what’s the stone with the hole in it?”
“That’s a fairy stone, Granddaughter. If you peer through the hole in the stone, you’ll see into the Kingdom of the Fae.”
“How did it get a hole in it?”
“Moving water erodes a hole in the stone.”
“Okay, so why are we stacking these stones in a pile?”
“Granddaughter, we leave this cairn of stones to warn others of this magical place. Take the fairy stone with you and use it as a talisman against the evil eye.”
“Yes, grandmother.”
The tree dryads rustled their verdant leaves in approval.
Colleen M. Chesebro 
A beautiful story Colleen 💜
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Thanks, Willow. I feel out of practice. LOL! 😀
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Definitely not
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❤️
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Magical!
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LOL! Thanks, Olga. 💜
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Perfect topic for your story Sis ❤
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I was surprised at how many religious stack stones. Of course, I took a fantasy angle. 😂
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❤
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Oooh! I know those as hag stones, and I’ve been watching for a natural one for years. Many come close, but none so far.
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Same here! Hag stones, fairy stones, there’s many names. I look for them too! ☺️
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Widom passed from nature to us, and then from us to us, and back to nature! Way cool!!
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Thanks, Sis. I was surprised at all the religious traditions that use stone stacking. 💜
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Why do some wise words seem to skip a generation?
A lovely read… now I’ll be on the lookout for stones with holes! 😀 💖
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I love this – it adds so much meaning to those little cairns. Toni x
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I think I read something in Celtic mythology about the cairn’s placement as a message. Glad you enjoyed my mini story. 💜💚💛
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What a lovely fairy story, Colleen.
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Thanks, Norah. You know I love my fairy worlds. 🥰🧚♀️
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