IN THE PARADISE GARDEN OF LEGENDS

IN THE PARADISE GARDEN OF LEGENDS
I CIRCOLO “G.SETTANNI”
RUTIGLIANO
5th Grade Students
LA ROMANTICA STORIA D’AMORE DEL MERLETTO
THE ROMANTIC LOVE STORY OF THE LACE
Una bellissima fanciulla, di nome Serena, è innamorata di un giovane artista povero come lei.
A beautiful girl, named Serena, is in love with a poor young artist like her.
Un giorno la mamma di Serena si ammalò. In cambio della guarigione la fanciulla promise alla
Madonna di rinunciare al suo amore. Fece un voto alla Madonna rinunciando per sempre al suo
amato.
One day Serena’s mother became ill. The girl promised to the Virgin Mary to give up her love. Hoping
in her mother’s recovery, she made a vow to the Virgin renouncing forever to her lover.
Mentre Serena confessava al suo innamorato la sua decisione, cadde dai rami una ragnatela sul
grembiule della ragazza.
While Serena was confessing to her sweetheart her decision, from the branches of the tree fell out
a spider web on the girl's apron.
Serena copiò il disegno con il filo più fine del suo fuso; il ragazzo con alcuni rami dell’albero chiuse il
grembiule fra quattro bastoncini per irrigidirlo.
Serena copied the drawing with the wire thinner than her spindle; the boy with some tree
branches closed the apron between four sticks to stiffen it.
Il merletto realizzato dai due giovani, piacque molto alle donne che lo comprarono per abbellire
tovaglie, vestiti…
The lace created by two young lovers , liked a lot to women who bought it to adorn tablecloths,
clothes ...
Serena con i soldi curò sua madre che guarì.
Serena with money cured her mother, who recovered soon.
I due innamorati stavano per lasciarsi. All’improvviso cadde dall’albero una ragnatela su cui c’era
scritto: ”Siete assolti dal voto”
The two lovers were leaving each other. Suddenly a spider web fell out from the tree on which was
written: "You are absolved from your vow” .
LEUCA E LA LEGGENDA DEI DUE INNAMORATI
LEUCA AND THE LEGEND OF TWO LOVERS
L'Angelo del Meliso
La Nuotatrice dei due mari
Leucasia
It is said that the meeting
point of the two Ionian and
Adriatic seas was dominated
by Leucasia, a beautiful all
white creature, half woman
and half fish who can
attract every creature with
its divine song .
One day she noticed a young shepherd
boy and tried to enchant him with her
voice and her beauty. The young
Melisso , in love with his girlfriend
Aristula, refused effortlessly the
beautiful siren. So Leucasia incredulous
and offended, carried a terrible
revenge
A day surprises the two lovers on the
cliffs in a tight hug. At the sight of
that hug full of feeling she arose
with his tail and his breath such a
strong wind to separate the boys
and drag them away by making them
banging violently on the rocks until
you kill them. He separated their
bodies at its opposite ends of the
bay, so that no one could join them.
The goddess Minerva from her temple saw the
disaster that had caused Leucasia. For pity he
transformed the bodies of Melisso and Arìstula in
stone as a symbol of eternity. Since then the tip
Meliso and the tip Ristola no longer able to hug ,
embrace now that stretch of sea. Even Leucasia was
petrified and turned in the famous white city of
Leuca, which takes her name.
The goddess Minerva from her
temple saw the disaster that
had caused Leucasia. For pity
he transformed the bodies of
Melisso and Arìstula in stone
as a symbol of eternity. Since
then the tip Meliso and the tip
Ristola no longer able to hug ,
embrace now that stretch of
sea. Even Leucasia was
petrified and turned in the
famous white city of Leuca,
which takes her name.
The goddess Minerva from her
temple saw the disaster that
had caused Leucasia. For pity
he transformed the bodies of
Melisso and Arìstula in stone
as a symbol of eternity. Since
then the tip Meliso and the tip
Ristola no longer able to hug
, embrace now that stretch of
sea. Even Leucasia was petrified
and turned in the famous white
city of Leuca, which takes her
name.
LE DUE SORELLE
THE TWO SISTERS
It is said that two young girls tired of
working in the countryside moved
away to seek relief from the summer
heat. So they went on “Torre
dell’Orso” cliff. Unfortunately one of
the two sisters went too far to the sea
and fell flat. The other sister threw
itself into the sea to save her. The girls
moved the compassion of the gods
that turned them into rock. A
fisherman heard the screams of the
girls, but he saw nothing except two
majestic cliffs coming out of the water
clutching a hug.
Ugh what a bore!
Help!
You are
save girls!
I love you
little sister!
Me too!
LA LEGGENDA DEL BUCANEVE
THE LEGEND OF SNOWDROP
A long time ago, on a cold winter, the young prince
Snowdrop fell in love with Princess Spring. He asked to
King Frost, his father, for permission to marry her, but
he denied because they were different.
I do as I
like
If you're going to
marry Spring I’ll…
Another long winter passed and the
young prince decided to delay a bit his
return.
He awaited the arrival of the princess
Spring: the two fell in love .
Snowdrop, come
right here!
The young man, wrapped in
the mantle of white snow,
with the frost crown, the
sword of ice, and two
beautiful blue eyes,
"kidnapped" forever the
heart of the princess.
When the sun came alive in
the clouds, Snowdrop kissed
Spring, then he vanished into
the mist ... and he promised
that he would return the
following winter.
And she, alone, bowed
his head and wept, and
in the snow appeared a
small white flower, with
delicate petals, which
Spring picked and
clasped to her chest,
happy again ...
... And since then, every
late winter, a small
flower blooms, that
someone even calls
Snowdrop to remember
the promise made by the
young Prince of Winter
to the beautiful princess
Spring.