Екип 1, работещ по проект "Дигитални приказки", представи полската легенда за създаването на град Варшава.
THE LEGEND OF WARS AND SAWA
Long, long time ago, when Poland was still wild and beautiful, there was a small settlement on the Vistula river. There lived kind people, who spent all days on their work: fishing.
One evening, when one of them - Wars - took his web full of fish and went home, he heard a quiet song coming from the river. He sat down again and started listening. It was a beautiful song, supernatural, like it wasn't sung by human. He loved that song as much as he forgot about the whole world around. Finally the song stopped suddenly and then Wars realized it was very late at night and that he had to go back home across wild and dangerous forest, to his small house at the end of the village. But anyway he knew he would come back there tomorrow. He wanted to hear that song again and again... So next evening, Wars sat down on the bank of the river and waited. Suddenly he heard that song again. He could hear it closer than yesterday and it was even more beautiful. He had to stand up and go there... come closer to that voice... He had to see the owner of that silver bell in throat... Suddenly he saw who was singing. He saw the most beautiful and amazing lady in the world. She had long golden hair, skin as white as snow... or pearls... that was shining in the moonlight.
And ….. there was also shining her...........Fish tail!!! When he saw that tail, he moved. Unfortunately the lady heard the rustle of leaves and at that moment she jumped into the water and disappeared. Ever since that day Wars was waiting for her every evening, hoping that she would be back, but she didn't. And then, after a few years, when Wars lost all his hope and even almost forgot about his adventure, he heard that unforgettable sound. He took his web and ran to the place, where the song was coming from. And again he saw the most beautiful woman in the world. This time he was ready for what he would see, so he didn't move when she showed her silver tail. Suddenly he jumped and caught her into his fish web. She was screaming and crying, trying to escape, but she couldn't. Wars took her to his house... and started thinking, why actually he had caught her. What told him to do so?
Silver tears were dropping down from mermaid's eyes. She looked at him with so much sadness in her blue eyes...
- Let me go ! - whispered the siren. - Please, let me go! Why did you do that?
Wars wondered and wondered... and finally the answered:
- Because I love you.
- So if you truly love me, you must let me go. I can't live without water, without swimming and nature. I'll die here!
- But I can't live without you.
- So I will die because you want to have me inside your house? I can come to you and sing each evening, if you want. I can defend you and your village so that nobody could hurt you.
But let me go! Wars couldn't stand her crying anymore. He took her again above the river and let her go.
- What's your name?! - he asked.
- Sawa! - she answered and disappeared in grey water of the Vistula river.
Since that day Sawa was singing for Wars every evening, and when they got married her tail turned into human legs. Sawa protected the village from any danger, they had children and lived happily ever after.
Years passed and now on that place there is a big city Warszawa (Warsaw), named like that because of names of two lovers: Wars and Sawa. And in the emblem of the city there is……….. a mermaid with a shield and sword.
