Polish Legends

Legend of the Dragon

When a ferocious dragon cavity lived on the Wawel Castle in Cracow slope tremble with fear! The beast devoured the animals and fowls, and the more he ate, the more demanded tribute. When food supplies were inadequate to hunt the dragon began to humans. Convened by the king subordinates failed to defeat the monster ... So resourceful ruler had sent henchmen to announced throughout the city, that the person manages to kill the dragon, receives a great prize. Many adventurers have tried to kill the dragon, but unfortunately no one has failed. This struggle cobbler gazed intently. After a few days he had a wonderful idea! He bought a sheep ... he took all his bowels, and skin with plenty of ran sulfur and tar. The prepared animal dropped from the cave of the dragon, which is attracted by the smell of a lamb, out of the mouth and quickly swallowed the morsel samkowity. He felt a terrible pain - the fire began to burn his stomach! The giant went to the bank of the river and began to drink water. His belly of a second per second was getting bigger ... ! The dragon drank ... drinking ... drinking ... broke up!
The city fell joy, and the hero was duly rewarded.

The Legend of Wanda

After the death of Prince Krak's daughter Wanda had to take the throne. People worried that the princess will cope, but unnecessarily. After a few days gained love and respect in the eyes of subjects. Wanda was beautiful and smart. The news quickly spread across Poland. When the Prince Redygier, who ruled the Elbe heard about it wanted to understand her as a wife. Sent messengers on his behalf by Wanda asked to marry him. If they had refused to enforce the consent of the threat. Wanda, however, disagreed. Messengers prince threatened to kill all the people, but that did not help. The princess said she did not marry a German and Polish will not leave. MPs furious prince returned to the Elbe. At night, Wanda jumped to the river, because it seemed to her to be the only wise solution. In the morning the river threw the princess's body ashore. He cried all the people and the prince realized that love can not be won by force or its purchase. The subjects of the heaped up sand, which is named in her honor - Wanda.

Legend of Mermaid

Long, long ago, below the old town houses stretched the forest, bursting with the source and poured in a stream, lived in these waters syrenka.Bya very beautiful, she had black hair, blue eyes, a fish tail and a very pretty piwewaa.Zainteresowali of her fisherman Simon and Mateusz.Obaj his friend went to the hermit Barnabas, asking what should be done with syren.Pustelnik said that the need to catch it on the network and then donate the Czersk prince, who, in the castle will also piewa.Tak uczynili.Na night locked her up in it was oborze.Pilnowa Staszek shepherd, who was enchanted by the beauty of the siren told syreny.Gdy resolve, it did so without sprzeciwu.Skaczc on a fish tail, came to the river and jumped into the river current and Staszek.Na her place was a fishing village Warsaw, which the coat of arms has the image of the siren.

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Matthew Cwill