The fairy tale village of Moegi-no-mura is surrounded by beautiful forest. On the edge of the village stands a carousel like something made for a fairy tale. Like ordinary carousels it has horses, but it also has a chicken, a hare, a bear and a goat. The carousel in the forest made me wish I was a child again so I could ride one of the galloping animals. I made do with an ice-cream from the nearby ice-cream shop.
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Carousel in the Forest
Beautiful merry-go-round at Moegi-no-mura
By Cathy Cawood
Community writer
This wild maned steed is rearing to go
Long before I stumbled across the carousel I found this horse in the garden
The carousel in the forest
These horses seem built for speed
A bear and a hare prance side by side
The goat has a gorgeous saddle
Next to the carousel are forest paths
The soft-cream shop
Following the path through the forest, we met an escaping carousel horse
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Olga
10 years ago
Merry-go-rounds are my passion! I liked this one in your photo story so much, Cathy.
I really like them too, Olga.
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