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The document summarizes several Turkish legends:
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3. The legend of Sarıkız, a beautiful girl who is defamed and retreats to a mountain, where she is discovered to have become a saint.
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The document summarizes several Turkish legends:
1. The legend of the origin of the Turkish people, who descended from a divine source through a marriage between the daughters of an emperor and a grey wolf.
2. The legend of Abraham and Nemrut, where Abraham is thrown into a fire and survives, creating a lake and garden.
3. The legend of Sarıkız, a beautiful girl who is defamed and retreats to a mountain, where she is discovered to have become a saint.
4. Brief introductions to several Turkish trickster tales involving Nasreddin Hodja and Şahmaran, a snake king.
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2) Bies refers to both a wealthy landowner and the devil. The landowner was a cruel man who was rumored to have made a deal with the devil. His farm eventually burned down but local legends say his laughter can still be heard in the woods.
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A Book of Legends
- 1. LEGENDS ALBUM „ONE BUT NOT THE SAME” -THE UNITING DIVERSITY OF CULTURE IN EUROPE- "Bu proje T.C. Avrupa Birliği Bakanlığı, AB Eğitim ve Gençlik Programları Merkezi Başkanlığınca (Ulusal Ajans, http://www.ua.gov.tr) yürütülen Gençlik Programı kapsamında ve Avrupa Komisyonu'ndan sağlanan hibeyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Ancak burada yer alan görüşlerden Ulusal Ajans veya Avrupa Komisyonu sorumlu tutulamaz." This project is financed by the Comenius Lifelong Learning programme. Resat Tardu Secondary School is responsible for all the informational materials. The National Agency and the European Commission are not responsible for the way in which these materials are used.
- 2. POLISH LEGENDS A LEGEND ABOUT A TREASURER THE LEGEND OF THE BASILISK THE LEGEND OF POPIEL
- 8. ROMANIAN LEGENDS THE LEGEND OF BABA DOCHIA THE DAYS OF THE WEEK THE LEGEND OF THE ENCHANTED HORSE
- 13. SPANISH LEGENDS THE LEGEND OF EARL ARNAU THE DRAGON OF BANYOLES THE WATER WOMAN
- 18. TURKISH LEGENDS MAIDEN’S TOWER WEEPING ROCK THE LEGEND OF ŞAHMARAN