Page 9 - Растения Сахалинской области в легендах и мифах

There once was a girl, the most beautiful of them all. However,
the girl grew arrogant and selfish. Looking down on everyone, she
didn't respect anybody, even her family. So her relatives decided:

let the girl live alone, all by herself. The collected a small pouch for
her and run her out of town. The girl was walking along the road
when she got hungry and sat on the roadside. Suddenly a tiny old
man appeared out of nowhere. He kindly asked the girl to share her
meal, but the arrogant girl burst out laughing, pointing at his messy
beard and strange appearance. The old man got really angry and
promised the girl, that one day she will have the same messy beard
as he does. And at that exact moment the girl turned into an odd but

pretty flower with petals like beard. So the Meadow Spirit - the true
identity behing the old man - cursed the girl for being disrespecrtful
and haughty.

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