Kind regards, Reny, Darina and their children
A view from Sofia
Once upon a time there was a king who had a beautiful daughter. She was bright, gentle and good girl and he loved her more than everything in the world. One day the princess got ill. All doctors and medicine-men in the country were called to help her but she felt worse every day. None of them could do anything for her as nobody knew what she really had. The girl was dying in front of the eyes of her father and the old king felt very unhappy seeing that he was losing her. So he sent horsemen in all directions of the Earth to search for someone who would cure the princess. The time was passing and many foreign medicine-men, doctors and herbalists coming from all edges of the world took turn in trying to give the girl a remedy. And when nobody believed she would live, an old stranger stood at the king and told him to send her to a little town, far from there, just to live in it for some time. The desperate father immediately told the servants to prepare the princess and the other day sent her with a small group of loyal courtiers to that unknown place. It was a small stone-built town in the foot of a beautiful mountain with nice and tranquil inhabitants. They loved the foreign princess and took care of her like if she was their own child. She soon felt better breathing the fresh air and drinking the clear water. She fell in love with those kind people and their wonderful town, Serdika. She decided to stay living there. As she was so nice and tender all her life that people loved her and kept her in their minds forever. After her death they built a church in her memory and named it after her name, St. Sofia. Later they even started to call their town with it.
5 comments:
Dear Reny, Darina and children.
I read your post just today. Thanks a lot for this lovely legend. I didn't know it and i liked it very much.
You're very kind, like the princess :)
Big hug for all.
Reny, wonderful story! I do not know it. I will tell it to my children with pleasure. Sorry, I do not know anything so beautiful for my town. Now Sofia seems to me more closer. I think that such fairy legends appear only in European mythology ... I cordially thank for shared Bulgarian legend. Svetla
Thanks so much, dear friends! The legend is a popular story and everybody who lives in Sofia know it. I'm glad that you liked it and think that we have to share something interesting about our countries. Svetle, I'll try to find out great stories about your town, Shumen. When it's possible I'll publish them. Hope that you will like this work.
Kind regards, Reny
Hello Dear Reny,
I know this beautiful girl she is my neighbour " komşu kızı ".Many thanks for legend.Congratulations.
Priatni pozdravi ot İstanbul.
Thanks so much, dear Raif! "Mashallah" is the word of it,isn't it? I know that your capital is beautiful like this girl so "Mashallah" for Istanbul!
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