The legend of the fisherman story

The Legend of the Fisherman by the 6th grade from Don Mihovil Pavlinovic Primary School in Podgora, Croatia

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Once upon a time, there lived a young fisherman.

His name was Ante. He lived somewhere on the Adriatic Coast, near the town of Senj. He enjoyed fishing a lot. Every day he went to the sea with his little boat, cast the nets and caught a lot of fish. He was tall, handsome and very strong. He had long, brown hair and big brown eyes. He was very kind and friendly. Everybody loved him.

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Ante had six brothers and two sisters. His mother was a kind old woman who loved and cared for her children a lot. His father was a mean old man who wanted to get rich. Ante was in love with a beautiful girl. Her name was Anka. She had long blond hair and big blue eyes. Her skin was as white as snow.

She was kind, polite but very poor. She did not have any family.

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Ante's father made him leave the poor girl and arranged the wedding with another woman. Ante was not happy about the wedding but eventually obeyed his father's wish. He cried his eyes out but his fahther's wish was his commmand. The wedding date was set.

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Overwhelmed with grief and anger, Anka took a boat and went to the Strait of Senj. She took her engagement ring off her finger and threw it into the deep blue sea. Her last words were heard by the huge waves and the north wind only: „May the sea swallow him as well as this ring!“. Nobody saw anka afterwards. Some people report that they saw a ghost–like creature wandering around.

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St Nicholas is the patron saint of the seamen. All fishermen of the Senj area used to give a part of their catch for St Nicholas. However, Ante failed to do it. This made God furious. He punished Ante severely for his sins. He sent him to the sea hell, the Strait of Senj. Right in the place where the ring is, Ante had to row his boat in each storm but he was not able to reach the land. Some fishermen say that they still can see a haunted boat in heavy storms.

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1. Read the text and answer the questions: Where did Ante live? - _____________________________ What did he look like? - ___________________________ What was he like? - _______________________________ What did he do every day? - _______________________ Who was he in love with? - ________________________ 2. Match the halves of the sentences: a. Ante's mother was b. For all his sins c. Father arranged d. Once upon a time e. Overwhelmed with grief,

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a wedding with another girl. there lived a young fisherman. an old woman. she threw the ring into the sea.

God punished Ante severely.

3. Find the words in the text that have similar meaning: - very big _______________________ - bad ___________________________ - very angry ____________________ - not to do something ___________ - in the end _____________________ - cry a lot _______________________ 4. Write TRUE or FALSE: Ante's family were very rich. ___________ Ante had to marry another woman. _____________ Anka threw her wedding ring into a well. _____________ St Nicholas is the patron saint of the seamen. __________

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Match the text to the correct pictures.

Once upon a time, there lived a young fisherman. His name was Ante. He lived somewhere on the Adriatic Coast, near the town of Senj. He enjoyed fishing a lot.

Every day he went to the sea with his little boat, cast the nets and caught a lot of fish. He was tall, handsome and very strong. He had long, brown hair and big brown eyes. He was very kind and friendly. Everybody loved him. __________

St Nicholas is the patron saint of the seamen. All fishermen of the Senj area used to give a part of their catch for St Nicholas.

However, Ante failed to do it. This made God furious. He punished Ante severely for his sins. He sent him to the sea hell, the Strait of Senj. Right in the place where the ring is, Ante had to row his boat in each storm but he was not able to reach the land. Some fishermen say that they still can see a haunted boat in heavy storms.

Overwhelmed with grief and anger, Anka took a boat and went to the Strait of Senj.

She took her engagement ring off her finger and threw it into the deep blue sea. Her last words were heard by the huge waves and the north wind only: „May the sea swallow him as well as this ring!“. Nobody saw Anka afterwards. Some people report that they saw a ghost–like creature wandering around. ___________

Ante had six brothers and two sisters. His mother was a kind old woman who loved and cared for her children a lot. His father was a mean old man who wanted to get rich.

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Ante's father made him leave the poor girl and arranged the wedding with another woman. Ante was not happy about the wedding but eventually obeyed his father's wish. He cried his eyes out but his fahther's wish was his commmand.

The wedding date was set.

Ante was in love with a beautiful girl. Her name was Anka. She had long blond hair and big blue eyes. Her skin was as white as snow. She was kind, polite but very poor. She did not have any family. ___________

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