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The Legend of Iara

The Legend of Iara tells the story of a beautiful water spirit who lures people with her enchanting song, dragging them to the depths of a lake. Jaguarari, a brave Indian, encounters Iara after being drawn to her melody but manages to escape her grasp. Despite returning to his village, he becomes increasingly obsessed with Iara, leading to his mysterious disappearance while with her on the lake.

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The Legend of Iara

The Legend of Iara tells the story of a beautiful water spirit who lures people with her enchanting song, dragging them to the depths of a lake. Jaguarari, a brave Indian, encounters Iara after being drawn to her melody but manages to escape her grasp. Despite returning to his village, he becomes increasingly obsessed with Iara, leading to his mysterious disappearance while with her on the lake.

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The Legend of Iara - Amazon

Iara is a beautiful girl, who


lives in the water. It is so beautiful that no one
resist to its charm. It appears at night and
often sings with such a sweet voice, that
attracts people and these, when they realize
accounts are already being dragged to the
water bottom.
There is a palace at the bottom of a
lake, entirely built with precious stones.
Its walls are made of rubies, the windows
of sea waters and the door is made of gold
massive, closed by a huge diamond.
They say that your song is magical and attracts like a magnet. You cannot escape it.
No matter how much one may want. Legend has it that Jaguarari was attracted by this song...
Jaguarari was a very strong, brave, and good Indian. He liked to row and the
It was so good that even the birds stretched their necks to see him.
One day, Jaguarari left the village very early to hunt. It was a beautiful
one day, he decided to spend it in the forest. He found a very beautiful lake and decided to
to dive.
After swimming a lot, he lay by the edge of the lake and admired the sky. Only
when he felt hungry, he went out to hunt and prepared one of the game right there. He ate and
fell deeply asleep. Jaguarari woke up almost at dusk and hurried to
return to the village. He had barely begun to walk when he heard a wonderful song, more
beautiful as that of the uirapuru. Without realizing it, he moved toward the source of the melody and when
he realized he was again in the lake where he had swum.
Suddenly, he came across Iara, so beautiful that he couldn’t take his eyes off her.
her eyes. She was already about to enter the water when she remembered what the most
old people told stories about Iara.
He managed to cling to a tree trunk at the edge of the lake. What was it like?
very strong, held onto some nearby vines and managed to move away.
When he arrived at the village, his mother realized that he was different, but
Jaguarari did not tell her what had happened... said it was just exhaustion.
In the following days, I continued to feel worried and sad, which was not common.
nele.
When he went out to fish, he spent most of his time by the lake,
waiting to see Iara, who did not show up.
As the days went by, he became more impatient and decided to go back to the
lake. As he took a long time to return to the village, some Indians went to look for him. Near the
Lake, one of the Indians spotted him, standing in a canoe, accompanied by a beautiful girl.
That was the last time anyone saw him...

(adapted from 'Stories and Legends of Brazil' - Apel Publishing)

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