Orpheus and Eurydice 1
Ovid (43 B.C.—18 A.D.?)
Publius Ovidius Naso, better known to readers of English as Ovid, was born not far from Rome, and spent the latter...
The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse 2
A mouse, you know, does not live forever. So come with me and Ill show you life and the town.” Overpowered with such fine...
King Rhampsinitus and the Thief 2
King`s treasury
The daughter did as her father willed, whereon the thief, who was well aware of the kings motive, felt a desire to outdo...
Zheravna Festival
Private tours Bulgaria. Bulgaria is no different from any other country in the world. It has its own history, heroes, legends. It surely had...
Rhodope Mountains – Legends and Reality
Today’s train of tour Bulgaria is leaving the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia (private tour Sofia), to travel to the Rhodope Mountains. It stops at...
The Long Exile part 7
Those who knew would not betray Makar Semyonich, knowing he would be flogged almost to death. At last the Governor turned to Aksionov whom...
The Long Exile part 6
Then he saw his children, quite little, as they were at that time: one with a little cloak on, another at his mothers breast....
The Long Exile part 5
“Where are you from?” asked some one.
“From Vladimir. My family are of that town. My name is Makar, and they also call me Semyonich.”
Aksionov...
The Long Exile part 4
And Aksionov wrote no more petitions; gave up all hope, and only prayed to God.
Aksionov was condemned to be flogged and sent to the...
The Long Exile part 3
The police-officer ordered the soldiers to bind Aksionov and to put him in the cart. As they tied his feet together and flung him...
