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Stone Woman

Krakow, Poland

She “lives” in one park. And waits. Even though of stone. Why “lives”? After all, how can she live, if she is made of stone and basically motionless? All this thing lies in one belief.

 

This stone woman is lying there in the park on a parapet, lying on her stomach, resting her head on her hands, with her legs up, as if talking to her best friend. The most interesting thing is that there is just enough space on the parapet for someone to lie opposite her, and put head on hands, and lift legs up. And so they say that one girl did that as a joke – and couldn’t get up from the parapet anymore. But a stone woman got up in her place and took on human features. While the girl instantly turned to stone. Then the same thing happened again - one playful lady lay down opposite the stone maiden and froze for many years, while the little girl was finally freed.

 

It is said that not every time someone lies down like that in front of a stone statue, they will turn to stone. But of course, there is a chance. Some people deliberately take risks to test themselves. And then they get up as if nothing had happened. Others are less lucky - they lie down to show that all this is a fantasy, but they never get up again.

Stone Woman
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