Willow Tree Grandmother Figurine, Natural, 5.4 x 4.1

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Smith is rather frightened at first but quickly warms up to Grandmother Willow after she compliments him, saying that he has a good soul and is handsome. When actor Gregory Peck was brought in to play the character, he declined and suggested that Pocahontas's spirit guide be a maternal figure instead.

Gathered around grandparents, children hear family stories about cultural traditions, learn about their heritage, and soak up the wisdom of years of living. I’ve always been interested in oral history and the passing down of stories from one generation to the next.A wonderful way to welcome babies to the family is to celebrate the special “titles” that are created when new baby arrives! The idea of a nature spirit guide for Pocahontas was first developed with a male character in mind, named "Old Man River". Grandmother Willow appears at Disney's Animal Kingdom in the Song of the Rainforest binaural sound show at Conservation Station, located at Rafiki's Planet Watch and in the former Pocahontas and her Forest Friends show at Camp Minnie-Mickey. Veteran Disney story artist Joe Grant would develop the character further as a grandmother figure for Pocahontas, inspired by an early story sketch of an old tree stump telling the story of Pocahontas 300 years later.

Pocahontas visits Grandmother Willow and tells her of her concerns about crossing the ocean and attempting to stop the potential war between her people and the settlers. Later, when Pocahontas is in London, Pocahontas sees the trees and sings that Grandmother Willow would just love them. She then scares Ben and Lon off, first by intentionally tripping them by lifting her roots, then by whipping them with her vines. Inherent in every Willow Tree gift is the understanding that time together is the most important grandma gift of all. Grandmother Willow first appears after she is consulted by Pocahontas, who relates to Grandmother Willow her doubts about Chief Powhatan's plan to have her marry Kocoum, a brave yet serious warrior.These pieces can be grouped together with one of several grandparent pieces such as Grandmother, Grandfather, With my Grandmother, Generations or Anniversary to depict the larger family relationship. First, she appears in " Jiminy Cricket", when Jiminy Cricket mentions that the audience should "respect [their] elders". After he leaves, Pocahontas worries whether or not she is doing the right thing by meeting him again. She serves mostly as a spiritual adviser and it is implied that she served a similar role to Pocahontas's now-deceased mother some years before. DEMDACO 5000 W 134th Street Leawood, KS 66209 | © Susan Lordi 2000-2023, © DEMDACO 2000-2023 (photographs and illustrations).

Grandmother Willow doesn't appear for the rest of the film but is referenced near the end when Pocahontas brings the injured John medicine made from Grandmother Willow's bark, which is supposed to help with his pains.

Pocahontas then hears the wind and, after climbing up Grandmother Willow's branches, sees "strange clouds" (which happen to be the sails of the Susan Constant, a ship belonging to the English settlers). Sitting down with her, holding her hand, turning her wedding rings, asking questions about her life and listening to her stories.