cool story, bro the beast’s chest. Suddenly a rose brush grew from the dragon’s blood and the princess was released. The prince, called Jordi, offered a rouse to the princess as a sign o love. Nowadays, every 23th of June, in Catalonia and Andorra we cheerfully celebrate this day “SantJordi”; boys give a rose to girls and these give a book to them. This day is commonly known as the “book day” and a lot of famous writers are on the streets signing their books. (Although this tradition was born in Catalonia it is also celebrated in Andorra)
pest, people went out of their houses. They didn’t suspect that their selfishness was going to be punished. As all of them were out, this man came back and revealed his real identity. He turned out to be God. Everyone was surprised but it was too late for them. This old man – now God – created a flood that destroyed the whole town, killing most of the inhabitants nearby. This flood led to the creation of the Engolasters Lake, which is still there reminding us that one day there was a selfish town exactly where this beautiful and deep lake is located.
The Engolasterslake Once upon a time there was a small village placed between some greenly, yet colourful, Andorran valleys. This tiny village, whose inhabitants were everything but humble people, seemed to be promising and full of life. Youngsters used to go out at night, as many teenagers do in our days. Most of them, however, had to endure very difficult working conditions, still others were poor and had children to raise and feed. One day, a very old man went there and asked these people for help. There was a big storm outside. After wandering around the town and knocking at everyone’s doors without success, he was left to die in the street. He wasn’t even given a loaf of bread. Immediately after the tem-
The White Lady Once upon a time there was a woman known as ‘The White Lady’ (in Catalan, la Dama Blanca). She lived in a country house near the current Andorran-Spanish border. The Catholic Church, which was very powerful in that time, was forcing the Andorran people to pay high taxes. One night, as the bishop was going to the Andorran valleys to charge the money, he came across ‘The White Lady’. Scared, the bishop decided never to return there. For this reason, it was thought that she was a witch. After a long-time, the bishop, who thought that ‘The White Lady’ had gone, returned to Andorra to ask for a repayment, but he suddenly disappeared. No one saw him anymore. As a result, it is commonly believed
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