Tale Our Lady, the Flounder and the Crab

"The story tells that on one occasion Our Lady needed to cross the sea, but she was not sure if the tide would rise or ebb. She was standing on the beach; this beach should have been on the mainland, but she wanted to go to the most beautiful island on earth. , Santa Catarina Island, when a beautiful flounder appeared swimming near it. With all its beauty and heavenly tenderness, it addressed the flounder fish, asking it whether or not it knew if the tide was going to fill or ebb. The lady's question, patching her up. Her mouth was crooked. A crab that had overheard the lady's question and the uneducated response of the sole, addressed her with all Sirinesque politeness, and offered her a ride to the beach where she wanted to achieve. The story states that the result of this legendary event is the following: the sole had its mouth deformed. On the crab's hull, in bas-relief, you can see the figure of a lady holding the sides of her skirt, so it doesn't get wet. her. It must be the portrait of Nossas the Lady, in a sublime heavenly act of sincere gratitude, for the hospitable attitude of the fragile crustacean." Franklin Cascaes.  


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