Why the Sky is Far AwayThe Apple Seed • Season 2013, Episode 1631, Segment 2
Dec 12, 2020 • 8m
In an episode featuring stories about lessons learned from the natural world - myths and legends about plants, animals, and other natural phenomena - here's another story explaining how something came to be the way it is. This one from West Africa is from Liz Weir, a longtime friend of The Appleseed from Ireland, and is about why the sky is far away.

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