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• Bleeding Heart Story

  Posted by Margot on Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:17 pm ADT

  Does anyone remember the story of the bleeding heart? I know the stamen is a prince's sword and there are a princess' slippers. All very tragic and interesting, so if anyone remembers the story I'd love to hear it again.

  • re: Bleeding Heart Story

    Posted by Frann on Thursday, July 5, 2007 11:33 pm ADT

    The story of the bleeding heart: It is said that a prince loved a princess who took no notice of him. To try to get the princess's attention and prove his love, he brought her exquisite and amazing gifts from far and wide. One day he came across two magical pink bunnies and offered them both to the princess. At this point, the story teller pulls off the two outer pink petals and sets each on it sides to show the animals. The princess was unmoved by the rabbits so, he tried again and presented her with beautiful dangly earrings. The next two inner white petals are separated and held up next to the narrator's ears for display. Still, the princess paid him no attention. The prince was so distraught over being spurned that he took a dagger and stabbed himself. The remaining centre of the flower is shaped like an outline of a heart with a line down the centre. The heart is held up, the dagger-like line is removed, and the story teller plunges the "knife" through the heart's centre. The princess, realizing too late that she did love the prince, cried out, "My heart shall bleed for my prince forever more!" and her heart bleeds to this day. Cheers,

  • re: Bleeding Heart Story

    Posted by Rena B. on Saturday, July 7, 2007 4:17 pm ADT

    Thank-you I had forgotten this childhood tale which I remember having enjoyed so much but could not recall the details. I have a beautiful Bleeding heart just outside my front door and hope to share this story with anyone who'll listen. Thanks again ...............

  • re: Bleeding Heart Story

    Posted by Margot on Monday, July 9, 2007 5:27 pm ADT

    Thank you so much for forwarding the story to me. I am looking forward to telling it to my granddaughter.

  • re: Bleeding Heart Story

    Posted by Hannah on Saturday, June 14, 2008 6:46 pm ADT

    very nice story and bleeding hearts are beautiful, I had forgotten this story

  • re: Bleeding Heart Story

    Posted by sandra on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 1:09 am ADT

    I never realized there was a story about the bleeding heart plant, I really like this story & it makes me look at my plants a lot differently now. thanks for the story.