Hedera helix

Copie de lierre Nimes oct 2015 hédéra helix L.

Scientific description

Taxon: Hedera helix
Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Subclass: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Common name: Common ivy

Origin:
Europe and Western Asia.

Description:
Climbing or creeping plant with aerial rootlets (clinging pads), growing several meters. Leaves highly variable, alternate, leathery, glossy, evergreen. Blooms September–October with small yellow-green flowers in terminal umbels; produces globular black berries.

Propagation:
Cuttings, natural layering; seeds from berries may germinate.

Ecology:
Grows on walls, trees, rocks, forest floors; prefers shady to semi-shady sites. Widespread across Europe, temperate Asia, North Africa.

Uses:
Berries are purgative (toxic in quantity). Leaves contain saponins for soap/laundry. Also used in herbal medicine as expectorant.

Threats:
No major threats; very common, least concern.

Creative writing inspired by Hedera helix

The ivy

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived Eren, a little prince who had received a curse. A spell cast by an evil sorcerer, transforming him into a person cursed by all because of his stench. There was a princess from a faraway kingdom, with no sense of smell, named Sarah. She herself had been cursed by an evil witch at birth.

One day, Eren went to see a village wizard who might know of a remedy that could break the curse. Meanwhile, Sarah also went to see a witch in the hope of recovering her sense of smell.

Eren: “Hello, I wanted to know how to break my curse, well...make my stench disappear...”
The sorcerer: “Young man, you must find the spiritual plant. It is this plant that will guide you to true love, and it is this love that will break your curse. The spiritual plant is called ivy, which is always used to heal the skin.”

Eren set off in search of the ivy. At the same time, in the distant kingdom:
Sarah: “Hello, my name is Sarah, I'd like to know how to get my sense of smell back!”
The witch: “To get your sense of smell back, you need to find a plant called ivy, which can be found deep in a forest.”

Eren searched for the ivy in a monstrous forest and finally found it. At the same time, he heard footsteps. The plant guided Eren to the true love that would break the curse. Eren hid behind a bush and saw a pretty woman, very much to his liking but without a nose. Because of his curse, he was ashamed to speak to her.

So he plucked up his courage and went to see her. He was very surprised, because she didn't smell him, and what's more, he found her splendid, while she found him splendid.

In the end, their curses allowed them to find eternal love; no matter Eren's stench or Sarah's lack of smell. They loved each other thanks to ivy. After their wedding, they planted ivy all over their garden.

Le lierre

Il était une fois dans un royaume lointain, Eren, un petit prince qui avait reçu une malédiction. Un sort donné par un sorcier maléfique, le transformant en un personnage maudit de tous à cause de sa puanteur. Il y avait une princesse venant d’un royaume lointain, dépourvue du sens de l’odorat, qui s’appelait Sarah. Elle-même avait été maudite par une sorcière maléfique à sa naissance.

Un beau jour, Eren partit voir un sorcier du village qui connaissait peut-être un remède capable de briser la malédiction. Parallèlement, Sarah, elle aussi partit voir une sorcière dans l’espoir de récupérer son odorat.

Eren : « Bonjour, je voulais savoir comment briser la malédiction, enfin…faire disparaître ma puanteur… »
Le sorcier : « Jeune-homme, tu dois trouver la plante spirituelle, c’est elle qui va te guider vers le véritable amour et c’est cet amour qui brisera ta malédiction. La plante spirituelle s’appelle lierre, qui est toujours utilisée pour la guérison de la peau. »

Eren partit donc à la recherche du lierre. Au même moment, dans le royaume lointain:
Sarah : « Bonjour, mon nom est Sarah, je voudrais savoir comment récupérer mon sens de l’odorat ! »
La sorcière : « Pour récupérer ton odorat, tu dois trouver une plante qui se nomme lierre et qui se trouve au fin fond d’une forêt. »

Eren, à la recherche du lierre dans une forêt monstrueuse, le trouva enfin. En même temps, il entendit des bruits de pas. La plante guida Eren vers le véritable amour qui allait briser la malédiction. Eren, caché derrière un buisson, vit une jolie femme, très à son goût mais dépourvue de nez. A cause de sa malédiction, il avait honte de lui parler.

Puis, il prit son courage à deux mains et partit la voir. Il fut très surpris car elle ne sentait pas son odeur, de plus il la trouva splendide et elle, le trouva magnifique.

Finalement, leurs malédictions leur permettaient de rencontrer l’amour éternel ; peu importe la puanteur d’Eren ou le manque d’odorat de Sarah. Ils s’aimaient grâce au lierre. Après leur mariage, ils en disposèrent dans tout leur jardin.

Iederă

Odată ca niciodată, într-un regat îndepărtat, trăia Eren, un mic prinț care primise un blestem. O vrajă făcută de un vrăjitor rău, care îl transformase într-o persoană blestemată de toți din cauza duhorii sale. Exista o prințesă dintr-un regat îndepărtat, fără simțul mirosului, pe nume Sarah. Ea însăși fusese blestemată de un vrăjitor rău la naștere.

Într-o zi, Eren s-a dus să vadă un vrăjitor din sat care ar putea ști un remediu care să rupă blestemul. Între timp, Sarah s-a dus și ea la o vrăjitoare în speranța de a-și recăpăta simțul mirosului.

Eren: "Bună ziua, am vrut să știu cum să-mi rup blestemul, ei bine... să-mi fac să dispară duhoarea..."
Vrăjitorul: "Tinere, trebuie să găsești planta spirituală. Această plantă este cea care te va ghida către dragostea adevărată, iar această dragoste este cea care îți va rupe blestemul. Planta spirituală se numește iederă, care este întotdeauna folosită pentru a vindeca pielea."

Eren a pornit în căutarea iederii. În același timp, în regatul îndepărtat:
Sarah: "Bună ziua, numele meu este Sarah, aș vrea să știu cum să-mi recapăt simțul mirosului!"
Vrăjitoarea: "Pentru a-ți recăpăta simțul mirosului, trebuie să găsești o plantă numită iederă, care poate fi găsită în adâncul unei păduri."

Eren a căutat iedera într-o pădure monstruoasă și în cele din urmă a găsit-o. În același timp, a auzit pași. Planta l-a călăuzit pe Eren către dragostea adevărată care va rupe blestemul. Eren s-a ascuns în spatele unui tufiș și a văzut o femeie frumoasă, foarte pe placul lui, dar fără nas. Din cauza blestemului său, îi era rușine să vorbească cu ea.

Așa că și-a făcut curaj și s-a dus să o vadă. A fost foarte surprins, pentru că ea nu mirosea a el și, mai mult, el a găsit-o splendidă, în timp ce ea l-a găsit splendid pe el.

În cele din urmă, blestemele lor le-au permis să-și găsească iubirea eternă; indiferent de duhoarea lui Eren sau de lipsa de miros a lui Sarah. Ei s-au iubit datorită iederii. După nuntă, au plantat iederă în toată grădina lor.

Ο Κισσός

Μια φορά κι έναν καιρό, σε ένα μακρινό βασίλειο, ζούσε ο Έρεν, ένας μικρός πρίγκιπας που είχε πέσει θύμα μιας κατάρας. Ένας μοχθηρός μάγος τού είχε ρίξει ξόρκι, κάνοντάς τον να μυρίζει τόσο άσχημα, που όλοι να τον αποφεύγουν. Σε ένα άλλο βασίλειο, εξίσου μακρινό, ζούσε μια πριγκίπισσα ονόματι Σάρα, που δεν είχε καθόλου όσφρηση — και αυτή καταραμένη από μια κακιά μάγισσα απ’ τη γέννησή της.

Μια μέρα, ο Έρεν πήγε να συμβουλευτεί έναν σοφό μάγο του χωριού, με την ελπίδα να βρει τη λύση για να σπάσει την κατάρα του. Ταυτόχρονα, η Σάρα αναζητούσε μια μάγισσα, ελπίζοντας να ξαναβρεί την όσφρησή της.

Έρεν: «Γεια σας… Ήθελα να ρωτήσω αν υπάρχει τρόπος να σπάσει η κατάρα μου, δηλαδή… να σταματήσω να μυρίζω τόσο άσχημα…»
Ο μάγος: «Νεαρέ μου, πρέπει να βρεις το πνευματικό φυτό. Είναι αυτό που θα σε οδηγήσει στην αληθινή αγάπη — και μέσα από αυτή την αγάπη, η κατάρα σου θα λυθεί. Το φυτό αυτό λέγεται κισσός, και είναι πάντα χρήσιμο για την ίαση του δέρματος.»

Ο Έρεν ξεκίνησε την αναζήτηση του κισσού, μπαίνοντας σε ένα τερατώδες δάσος. Την ίδια ώρα, στο μακρινό βασίλειο:
Σάρα: «Καλησπέρα, με λένε Σάρα. Θα ήθελα να μάθω πώς μπορώ να ξαναβρώ την όσφρησή μου.»
Η μάγισσα: «Για να την αποκτήσεις ξανά, πρέπει να βρεις ένα φυτό που λέγεται κισσός. Βρίσκεται βαθιά μέσα σε ένα δάσος.»

Ο Έρεν, περιπλανώμενος μέσα στο πυκνό δάσος, βρήκε επιτέλους τον κισσό. Εκείνη τη στιγμή, άκουσε βήματα. Το φυτό, σαν να είχε ψυχή, τον καθοδήγησε προς την αληθινή του αγάπη — το μόνο πράγμα που μπορούσε να σπάσει την κατάρα του. Κρύφτηκε πίσω από έναν θάμνο και είδε μια όμορφη γυναίκα, που του άρεσε πολύ... αλλά δεν είχε μύτη. Λόγω της δικής του κατάρας, ένιωσε ντροπή να της μιλήσει.

Όμως πήρε θάρρος και την πλησίασε. Προς μεγάλη του έκπληξη, εκείνη δεν φάνηκε να ενοχλείται καθόλου από τη μυρωδιά του. Και όχι μόνο αυτό — τη βρήκε υπέροχη, και εκείνη τον βρήκε το ίδιο.

Οι κατάρες τους, όσο σκληρές κι αν ήταν, τους είχαν φέρει κοντά. Χάρη στον κισσό, ανακάλυψαν την αιώνια αγάπη τους. Δεν είχε σημασία πια ούτε η δυσοσμία του Έρεν, ούτε η απώλεια όσφρησης της Σάρα. Αγάπησαν ο ένας τον άλλον βαθιά και ολοκληρωτικά. Μετά τον γάμο τους, φύτεψαν κισσό σε όλο τον κήπο τους.

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