The Owl Lady
Publication Date
Spring 2026
Digital Publisher
Digital Commons at St. Mary's University
Department
English Literature and Languages
Keywords
Digital Museum Exhibit, Fairy Tales, Climate Change, Curator talk, Illustrations, Audio, Video, Essay, Infographic, Mexican Ash Sapling
LCSH Subject
Fairy Tales; Climate Change
Description
This student exhibit features the fairy tale The Owl Lady, presented as a written narrative about protecting a Mexican ash sapling and its environment from human destruction. It also includes a persuasive essay How a Tale Can Affect Reality, which argues that storytelling and fairy tales can shape environmental awareness, influence generational understanding of climate change, and foster empathy for environmental species.
Collection
Speak For the Trees!
Format
Multiple
Size
Varying
Medium
Multiple
Document Type
Collection
Disciplines
Fiction | Folklore | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Mendez, Jayden, "The Owl Lady" (2026). Speak for the Trees!. 4.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/fairytales2/4
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
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Additional files:
MENDEZ_Artifact.docx (667 kB)MENDEZ_Essay.docx (26 kB)
MENDEZ_Fairytale Recording.mp4 (119642 kB)
MENDEZ_Fairytale.docx (21 kB)
MENDEZ_Infographic.png (1186 kB)