Once upon there was an Oak Tree

Once upon there was a big oak tree in an enchanted forest inhabited by golden birds and many folktale animals..including the hen that laid golden eggs.

This is an illustration painted on wood and originally created for a purpose: having a dedicated map of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for the big storytelling event "The Enchanted Wood", as part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2012 last October.
I represented the main paths of the Gardens with a big oak tree - as last year a large iconic oak was blown over by a storm. In the map the basis was the West gate and the top the East gate, with the golden birds used for indicating the "storytelling spots".