Kicks and Giggles

 This is the first installment of a segment I’m starting called “Kicks & Giggles”. It’ll basically be anything I’ve found interesting here that I couldn’t quite fit into my daily recaps. 

A tree with a towel on it? Be careful to judge. This tree is hundreds of years old and is located in Peguche, Ecuador.

The story of its origin derives from an old tale in which a man came asking for water and a place to stay the night while travelling through the town. He was told no by everyone except a man and his wife who took him in. To thank them, he told them that a huge flood would be coming through the town of Peguche. There now exists a lake there from this supposed flood.

While fleeing, they were told not to look back or the man would be turned into a tree and the woman would be changed into the dust of the earth. This tree is that man after he took one last look at his city. The earth in which it stands is his wife.