Legend by Lake Balaton from Hungary

The echo of Tihany

Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Europe.Large mountains are shore of Lake

BalatonHere is a peninsula: it is Tihany.

Tihany is beautiful peninsula at Lake Balaton .

Tihany was a beautiful fairy. She lived next to a lake Balaton, in the mountains.

The fairy's hair was golden in color. Tihany’s were the golden fleece goats.

Fairy everyday took them to drink to the lake shore.

Tihany sat down on a rock and singing.

King Balaton, the lord of waters lived in the depths of the lake.His son is in love with the fairies. -My boy! Do you listen to the song Fairy! -You be sick! - said the old king.Tihany fairy fell silent, did not sing any more.The king's son became sick.

King Balaton brought the pearl to fairy.

But the fairy was silent. She did not sing.

The king's son is dead with grief.

The boy died. Him buried under a mountain.This is the mountain is Badacsony.The mountain is shaped a coffin.The king felt very angry.

The king felt very angry. The lake became big storm. Fairys goats buried in a huge wave. The fairy refugee to a cave.

The fairy refugee to a cave. King punished for fairy. She is sitting in the cave. If anyone says to him, then she

repeat seven times. It is legend the echo of Tihany.

Shores of Lake Balaton even today be found in the goats fingernails.

After the storm the beach visible the goats fingernails.

This is the legend of Tihany goats fingernail.

THE END

Katalin Dobos2012.

Large mountains are shore of Lake Balaton