POLISH FOLK TALES AND LEGENDS
King Popiel and Mice / Piast the Wheelwright
The two tales 'King Popiel and Mice' and 'Piast the Wheelwright' come together and make a whole story. They are very old tales. They were first written in the old chronicles of Poland from 12th century.
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Twardowski
The legend about Twardowski is one of the most popular Polish tales. Twardowski was a real person. He lived in 16th century and was a magician at the court of king Zygmunt August. One of the stories about Twardowski says that he summoned for the king the spirit of his beloved, dead wife Barbara.
Gingerbread from Toruń
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The story about gingerbread comes from the town of Toruń in the north of Poland.
Also today there are many bakeries in Toruń. The town has been famous for its delicious gingerbread since 13th century. 
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Queen of the Baltic Sea
The story about the queen of the Baltic sea came to Poland from Lithuania a long time ago.
Amber is fossilized resin of prehistoric trees. You can find pieces of amber on sandy Baltic beaches. It is yellow, orange, yeallow-green or light brown. It has been valued for centuries as a gemstone and used to make jewellery and decorative objects.
Amber is fossilized resin of prehistoric trees. You can find pieces of amber on sandy Baltic beaches. It is yellow, orange, yeallow-green or light brown. It has been valued for centuries as a gemstone and used to make jewellery and decorative objects.
Basilisk
The story about the basilisk is a popular Warsaw legend. Its literary version was writen in 19th century by Artur Oppman.
PLAYS IN OUR SCHOOL
The Musicians from Brema (Germany) and Aesop's Fables (Greece)
