Princes Oak at Goślice

In near Goślic grow large oak, calls from a long time "Princes Oak". It has about a twenty metres height, in circumference more than a six metres. Him age assess at about a seven hundred years. About came from him name circled different storys, this a few with them.

Sometimes, to don't know precise when, but absolutely it was very long time, prince of Szczecin selected alone at hunt. In near this oak, already on beginning hunt attacked his a large deer. He defensived brave, but for defensive he has only knife of hunter, he understood soon a only rescue for him will be shelter on a tree. With big problem prince climbed on oak, which ready then was large and power. All day and all night prince sat in limb, because deer obstinately stuck at tree wait, until offering tired get off on land. Meanwhile on castle to worried extend, absence ruler and completely to go on search. To found prince healthy, althought get cold, hungry and very exhausted. Prince rescued with problem, he went to castle and never move he don't went alone on hunt, but oak, which gave him help, calls from this time "Princes Oak".

Accorning to other history oak took call many, many earlier, because in moment, when prince these lands - name unfortunately - I don't know - himselves his plauted. And for memento oak calls himself name.

Next legend speak, prince Bogusław X so very preferenced this oak, therefore whenever he choosed on hunt in these side, always at him limbs, he managed relax. So that oak beginning, first service, later other people, it associated with person prince, already in the end all people started talk about him - "Prince Oka". This name acceptance and it outlast centurys.
As really with that oak to was? Who know it?

The End

Jurek with draws

Jurek grew. He lifed with mother very modest, but not poor. Woman inteligent and sensibly benefited with gold, which gave from draws. She never inspired suspicions with neighbours. Coming day fiveteenth birthday boy and mother remembered about promise before years. When she put on the table, as did this from years, present for her royal god - daughter, she put letter with request in about care of son. Next morning letter didn't be, dissapeared. Evening, she angry, sat with son at lamp and she waited. At darkness she listen quiet whisper. That a little elf asked boy, in order to went with him. To mother said:
- Boy will be with us once a year. By this time will teach, as will become brave miner. If will be urgent and pious, some day will become rich and noble man.
Mother kissed her child in forehead and with words - Go with Got - released on home. Draws led Jurek to world of underground, where draws welcomed his frendly, even they did on him welcoming party. Next day he started teach. On the begining conducted his at all section in mine, later they saw, as to find fragment gold and silver and as to extract that metal.
After a few week boy was already all skilful miner. So time went on teach ore. Soon and this skill invaded. Time passed quickly. In day urgently worked, evening spent at the party and dance. When but longing for mother started him very pinched, let him benefited with mirror of draws. He looked in that him lovely mother's doing usually, everyday work. He relaxed and for some time back to him humour.
A year pass quickly. The king called him people, who arounded Jurka ring and open said:
- Be always so respectable, good and brave, as you are now, fate will be for you favourable and you cheerful your lovely mother. Guard however false. Given't deceived pretences, because not all is beautiful, what shine. Try look inside wonder - riches soul. Now you go in world on find lucky. I give you on way that mirror. Help you it understand people. Face human about wicked heart mirror deform, about right - beautiful. Remember, every person, who you meet, see in mirror. If that you friendly with bad man, who wonder face hide low, devious character, you don't accept for messages danger mirror, you will meet a big unhappines.
Touched Jurek thanks very the king and all him teacher, he goodbye and went to home.

The End

Mirror of draw

It happened in times, when little elfs sometimes showed people. In Zdroje at Szczecin to speak about them draws. Here, in small hut, immediately against mine of chalk, one left woman. She often listen in night strange sounds - that dwarf's doing own work. She recon in order to they don't know she listen him. She didn't want do hurt them. She knew hurt tiners will go somewhere next take with them fortune and luck from house, which occupant did them an injustice.

One evening she sat near lamp and she thought. Her tenthy son just went to sleep in bed, when wide knock to window and some delicate voice asked about open the door, so she opened the door. In threshold to stood a little person a moutain lamp on hat. He induced low and he said:- Please, you go with me. Don't be affraid nothing. You always was for us nice and younever harrassedn't us, you didn't be ingustive. Therefore we just you beged about help and we have hope you will deliver our request. Our queen bored daughter and she need help. She is so weakly, she don't may occupy child.

Woman was shock, but she had right heart, so she went with unexpected visitor. Little creature knoted her eyes and he led hollowed corridors, caves to large, full glow crystal room. When they there therned up, to remowed her band. She saw then crowd tiny, directly dainty people. Hurry, small step went to she the king of undergrounds, clothed in purple robe. On head glittered miniature crown. On him face made up fright and dejection. He said for her concerned voice:
- I'm gracefully you went, althought that no your buissness - and he led she to bed, where to lied him lovely wife.
- Ach - she whispered - I don't have powerful bath my child, wound it or eat. I need care, too. Thank you for that you are.
Woman engaged girl thoughtful and cared her and her mother by all night. Sunrise coming. Woman must went back to home for son. She promised she went here next night and she promised she behaved in secret meeting with draws.
child and ill mother. In third night, because queen felt much better, to do take place the baptism princess. To amazement woman to please her, she have to keep child for baptism. Such honour she can't refused. So she went in third night. After ceremonial thanks her warm for all diffcultys, king on parting said:
- I want make it up to you for right heart, for this what did for me and me people. Therefore, when your son graduation fiveteen years, you send to us. He teach mountains work. You know, you mustn't us fear, already as years we are in near and you nothing bad. Yoy don't think you don't be reward. You take that gold. Inside always you find as, how many you must issne on daily needs.

Touched woman thanked and she went home.

The End