![]() ![]() Grateful that the townspeople had defended her, the mermaid promised that she would help them in time of need. A young farmhand heard the mermaid's cries, and with the help of friends he freed her at night. He tricked the mermaid, seized her and imprisoned her in a wooden shed without any water. He quickly calculated how much money he could make if he captured the mermaid and displayed her at market fairs. One day a wealthy merchant saw the mermaid and her lovely song. But the mermaid enchanted them with her beautiful singing, and they did not harm her. Soon the fishermen noticed that during their fishing someone was churning the waves of the Vistula, tangling the nets and releasing the fish. At the foot of today's Old Town, she left the water to rest on the sandy shore, and she so liked the place that she decided to stay. The best-known legend, by Artur Oppman, is that Warsaw fishermen caught a mermaid in their net who sang beautifully. Tellers of many stories and legends have tried to explain where she came from. ![]() The origin of the legendary figure is not fully known. Here's a stab at explaining why Warsaw, over 200 miles from the sea, has a mermaid in its crest: More about the Warsaw mermaid after the jump, as if that's why you're reading this. ![]()
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