Artistic translation of the book from Polish to Ukrainian
Jarosław Leszczełowski
In the Circle of Regional Fairy Tales. 102 Legends of the Old-Polish Wałcz County.
Photo of the original cover. Illustrations by Kamila Shostek
A passage is included in the portfolio.
Translation:
About the founding of the city of Drawenburg and the origin of the Wałecki Golcz family
In ancient times, when magic and true wonders still existed in the world, when birds, fish, and beasts spoke the same language as humans, a magnificent palace stood on the southern bank of the Drawa. Surrounded by ramparts and a deep moat, the fortress ruled over the wilderness, which was rarely visited even by the bravest fishermen.
Common people did not know that there lived there, with her faithful maid, an enchanted Gothic princess Mechtehilda. An evil sorcerer had cast a spell on the golden-haired beauty, forcing her to remain in the fortress of Drawa for hundreds of years in solitude, for her people had long since left these lands. To ensure that the girl could not take a single step without the watchful eye of the malicious wizard, he bound her with invisible golden chains that ominously clinked as she walked around the area.
Only once every hundred years could Mechtehilda rid herself of the evil spell. She could be saved by a true knight who managed to remove the magical ring from the princess's finger in such a way that it did not hurt her finger. If someone succeeded, they could marry her and become the lord of all the surrounding lands.
But removing the ring was not easy! The ring seemed to be rooted in her delicate finger. None of the knights who gathered here every hundred years in spring managed to accomplish this task. Therefore, the despairing Mechtehilda had to wait another hundred years for her savior.
At dawn, when the day of trials had come again, the princess went to the Drawa and wept bitterly. A little fish swam up to the sad girl and asked why she was crying. Mechtehilda replied:
— I am in despair because I have waited in vain for so long to be freed.
— And how can you be freed? — the fish inquired.
The spell forbade Mechtehilda from revealing this secret, but she had been alone for so long that she longed to tell someone about her plight, to find sympathy in someone…
"I am forbidden to tell people," the princess found a way out, "but this is just a little fish..."
Original:
About the founding of Drawenburg by the Golcz family
More than a thousand years ago, a castle rose above the southern bank of the Drawa, surrounded by ramparts and a deep moat. The fortress was located in a wasteland that was rarely visited by Slavic fishermen.
In the company of her faithful maid, there lived a Gothic princess Mechtehilda, while her people had left these lands, heading south to Europe. The girl was very beautiful and had long golden hair. After an evil shaman cast a spell on her, she had to remain in the fortress of Drawa for hundreds of years.
Every hundred years, in spring, knights from near and far would come there to attempt to free the princess from the evil spell. The one who succeeded would marry her and thus become the lord of the entire area. The brave man only had to remove the ring from the princess's finger in such a way that it did not cause her pain. This was not easy, as the ring seemed to be embedded in her delicate finger. Many knights failed this task, and the despairing Mechtehilda had to wait another hundred years for her savior.
At dawn, when the day of trial had come again, the princess went to the Drawa and wept bitterly. It should also be noted that Mechtehilda was bound by invisible golden chains that ominously clinked as she walked around the area. A little fish swam up to the sad girl, and it must be known that in those ancient times, fish still understood human speech. When the fish asked the young woman why she was crying, Mechtehilda replied:
— I am in despair because I have waited in vain for so long to be freed.
— And how can one become free? — asked the curious fish.
— I am not allowed to reveal this secret to people, but you are just a little fish...
In the Circle of Regional Fairy Tales. 102 Legends of the Old-Polish Wałcz County.
Photo of the original cover. Illustrations by Kamila Shostek
A passage is included in the portfolio.
Translation:
About the founding of the city of Drawenburg and the origin of the Wałecki Golcz family
In ancient times, when magic and true wonders still existed in the world, when birds, fish, and beasts spoke the same language as humans, a magnificent palace stood on the southern bank of the Drawa. Surrounded by ramparts and a deep moat, the fortress ruled over the wilderness, which was rarely visited even by the bravest fishermen.
Common people did not know that there lived there, with her faithful maid, an enchanted Gothic princess Mechtehilda. An evil sorcerer had cast a spell on the golden-haired beauty, forcing her to remain in the fortress of Drawa for hundreds of years in solitude, for her people had long since left these lands. To ensure that the girl could not take a single step without the watchful eye of the malicious wizard, he bound her with invisible golden chains that ominously clinked as she walked around the area.
Only once every hundred years could Mechtehilda rid herself of the evil spell. She could be saved by a true knight who managed to remove the magical ring from the princess's finger in such a way that it did not hurt her finger. If someone succeeded, they could marry her and become the lord of all the surrounding lands.
But removing the ring was not easy! The ring seemed to be rooted in her delicate finger. None of the knights who gathered here every hundred years in spring managed to accomplish this task. Therefore, the despairing Mechtehilda had to wait another hundred years for her savior.
At dawn, when the day of trials had come again, the princess went to the Drawa and wept bitterly. A little fish swam up to the sad girl and asked why she was crying. Mechtehilda replied:
— I am in despair because I have waited in vain for so long to be freed.
— And how can you be freed? — the fish inquired.
The spell forbade Mechtehilda from revealing this secret, but she had been alone for so long that she longed to tell someone about her plight, to find sympathy in someone…
"I am forbidden to tell people," the princess found a way out, "but this is just a little fish..."
Original:
About the founding of Drawenburg by the Golcz family
More than a thousand years ago, a castle rose above the southern bank of the Drawa, surrounded by ramparts and a deep moat. The fortress was located in a wasteland that was rarely visited by Slavic fishermen.
In the company of her faithful maid, there lived a Gothic princess Mechtehilda, while her people had left these lands, heading south to Europe. The girl was very beautiful and had long golden hair. After an evil shaman cast a spell on her, she had to remain in the fortress of Drawa for hundreds of years.
Every hundred years, in spring, knights from near and far would come there to attempt to free the princess from the evil spell. The one who succeeded would marry her and thus become the lord of the entire area. The brave man only had to remove the ring from the princess's finger in such a way that it did not cause her pain. This was not easy, as the ring seemed to be embedded in her delicate finger. Many knights failed this task, and the despairing Mechtehilda had to wait another hundred years for her savior.
At dawn, when the day of trial had come again, the princess went to the Drawa and wept bitterly. It should also be noted that Mechtehilda was bound by invisible golden chains that ominously clinked as she walked around the area. A little fish swam up to the sad girl, and it must be known that in those ancient times, fish still understood human speech. When the fish asked the young woman why she was crying, Mechtehilda replied:
— I am in despair because I have waited in vain for so long to be freed.
— And how can one become free? — asked the curious fish.
— I am not allowed to reveal this secret to people, but you are just a little fish...
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