Legend from Turkey........ First read the story & then see the pic Once upon a time in Marmaris, somewhere in the southern coast of Turkey,a
fisherman and the daughter of a King fell in love. However, like all of us
know, the love between a fisherman and a princess simply would not get the
blessings of her father. Because of this, they would meet secretly at
nights. But the old King soon learnt about his daughter's nocturnal
trysts.
One night, he asked his soldiers to follow her. The soldiers returned and
informed the King that every night the princess would leave the palace and
go to a small bay out of town. She would signal to the fisherman at the
other end of the bay by flashing a light and he would come to that lightto
find her. The King then ordered his soldiers to set a trap. They followed
the princess,caught her and flashed a light to entice the fisherman. The
princess managed to escape from the soldiers and ran as fast as she could
to warn her lover. She realised though that it would not be possible to
reach the fisherman if she were to run along the beach, so she thoughtshe
would swim. A miracle happened. Wherever she stepped into the sea, the
water turned into sand; and the sand turned back into water whenever the
soldiers followed her. But, as she was reaching her lover, a soldier's
arrow meant for the fisherman struck her, killing her instantly. The
people
of Marmaris say that when the blood of the princess got mixed with the sea
water, it changed the colour of the sand.
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