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LEGENDS OF MONTSENY

WATER MAIDENS

Some popular beliefs talk of white-breasted black birds which fly above the pools, and which during the warm nights of summer transform into beautiful water maidens who bathe in the light of the moon, combing their long blond hair with golden combs. Although it is true that the rock thrush, a white breasted dark coloured bird frequents the streams of the mountain, no one has yet observed the transformation. The rock thrush does however display some curious habits related to water, it walks on the river bed and may hide its nest behind the falling curtain of water of a waterfall. Perhaps this is the source of the legend?

The inheritor of a rich farm on the Montseny was watching the dark waters of a pool when suddenly a water maiden appeared. The young man fell in love instantly. The nymph agreed to marry him on the condition that he never mentioned again that she had lived as a water nymph. They had a son and a daughter, the house prospered and they were happy. One afternoon a storm threatened to ruin the harvest and the wife ordered the corn to be cut even though it was not yet ripe. The storm however did not break, and the husband, on returning home and seeing the loss, exclaimed “Trust a water maiden!” At that moment the wife disappeared although the children insisted that every morning their mother came to comb their hair, the husband never saw her again ". This is the legend which forms the audiovisual display "Legends of the Montseny" which can be seen at the EthnologicalMuseum of the Montseny of La Gabella in Arbúcies..

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THE LEGENDARY WORLD OF MONTSENY

WATER MAIDENS

THE LEGENDARY WORLD OF
MONTSENY