Legends Exchange Project

  CELLA´S AQUEDUCT         Once upon a time, a long time ago a very rich and important emir, who had a beautiful daughter called Zaida, lived in Cella. The father was proud of his beautiful daughter and dreamed of arranging a good marriage that would make him even richer.           At the same time, in Albarracin, the Abenracin family reined, governed under the just hand of their King, Abu Meruan. This King had a large family including his outstanding youngest son who was a courageous soldier and a great horseman who loved to ride over the mountain range in times of peace. One afternoon, the young man was riding in the areas surrounding Cella and to his surprise, he met a young woman who was as beautiful as the moon. She was Zaida, the daughter of the emir of Cella. The young man fell completely in love with her eyes, with her hair and with the girl...

  The Well of   Three Brothers   A long time ago, around the year AD 810, in the Silesian region there was a thick and vast forest.   One day three brothers Bolko, Leszko and Cieszko came to this forest.   They decided to hunt some wild animals.     On a big meadow they saw a deer, bear and boar which ran away in different directions when they saw the hunters.   Leszko   started chasing the magnificent deer. After many days, the deer ran through thick mud and Leszko, who followed it. almost drowned in the swamp.   Bolko wanted to catch the bear and followed it on his horse. After a long chase, the bear found its hideout behind a bush of really prickly wildberries. Bolko’s horse got badly scratched by the thorns and Bolko was hurt, too.   Cieszko rushed after the boar. The boar was very fast and very clever and it led the prince across hills and mountains. Finally, after many days, Cieszko managed to catc...

  Akdamar İland The Armenian abbot who once lived on this island has a daughter named Tamar, whose beauty is legendary. A young man who works as a shepherd in the villages around the island falls in love with this girl. She swims to the island every night to meet Tamar, the young shepherd. Tamar, on the other hand, awaits him every night with a lantern to reveal his place in the dark. Aware of this, the father of the girl descends to the shore of the island with a lantern on a stormy night and is constantly shifting. The young swim in vain and loses power. The young shepherd, who has lost his strength from swimming and is tired, drowns. "Ah Tamar!" With his last breath before drowning. she cries. Hearing this, the girl immediately leaves herself to the waters of the lake. The island after that day Ah Tamar! It begins to be called by name. This legend has always been told since those days. While the name of the island was AHTAMARA, it is common among the people that ...