BellaFancy a little #story? A story about this #memorial?
Well, let me tell you about the ‘Sekes Männekes’. These little people (the Sekes Männekes) are said to have once wreaked havoc in the farming community. They slept in holes in the ground during the day and played evil tricks on people at night. One day, the kobolds/#hobgoblins/#leprechauns killed the farmer from "Teufelshof" (devil's farm) because he had been digging for them. In her fear of death, the widow made rich donations to the church.
The kobolds' anger was now directed at the church: one night they pulled the church tower askew with a rope. The people of the town then called on their patron saint, St Pancratius, for help. He appeared to the priest and told him to dig a pit. The Sekes-Männekes were burnt in this pit and have never been seen again since.
Bella Fancy a little #story? A story about this #memorial?
Show moreWell, let me tell you about the ‘Sekes Männekes’. These little people (the Sekes Männekes) are said to have once wreaked havoc in the farming community. They slept in holes in the ground during the day and played evil tricks on people at night. One day, the kobolds/#hobgoblins/#leprechauns killed the farmer from "Teufelshof" (devil's farm) because he had been digging for them. In her fear of death, the widow made rich donations to the church.
The kobolds' anger was now directed at the church: one night they pulled the church tower askew with a rope. The people of the town then called on their patron saint, St Pancratius, for help. He appeared to the priest and told him to dig a pit. The Sekes-Männekes were burnt in this pit and have never been seen again since.
A cross was erected in memory of the #kobolds, which still stands at the burial place today.
#HistoryLessonWithBella ... or is this just a #fable?! 😉
#sculpture #bronze