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The Myth
Once upon a time there was a very beautiful princess with
black hair and rosy cheeks, and her name was Embona.
Her beauty fascinated the world. Embona however was closed
in herself and her only amusement was the walks she took
every day in the forest, she didn't want to hear any conversation
for marriage. Uselessly her parents insisted... she was
inconvicible.
The time passed and loneliness languished the beautiful
Embona... Until one morning as she was leaving for the forest
she announced to her parents with her soft beautiful voice:
"I will be married to the one that will bring me the
strangest and more expensive gift."
With joy the parents made the decision of their one and
only daughter known to everybody. Gifts reached from all
over the country but Embona was unmoved. As the time passed
the parents lost their hope and desire of getting their
daughter wed. One day as she was seated in the veranda of
her room something pulled her attention. A proud bird that
was not from her local town made curious acrobatics. With
her melancholic look she approached it.
Then suddenly the bird with human voice told her ... "
I learned that you do not want to be married my sweet Embona.
I come from foreign places. My boss is a good young hard
working man, beautiful as a prince, but very poor, all day
and night works in the vines..." The bird spoke
to her for hours and she heard very carefully. I want to
meet him... she said with sparkling eyes.
Days passed until one afternoon as she was sunk in her thoughts,
she heard a knock . She run out of her seat and faced the
young man. "I was sent by the cuckoo".
Shyly he gives her a bottle of deep red wine. "This
is my gift for you sweet Embona" and he bended
with charm in front of her. Her heart glowed and from her
eyes came out flames. She was drunk from love, drunk from
the wine...
Their marriage took place with glory. From then Embona asked
every day this wine and everybody worked hard in order never
to be short of it . She named it CUCKOO like her
curious friend with the human voice.
It brings out Love and Romance!!!
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