The legend about a castle for the clown who killed a bear
4. 2. 2012
Slovak version, Adam Dolniak, 12, from Zvolen
Povesť o vzniku hradu Šášov
Pán mohutného pustého hradu vydával svoju jedinú dcéru. Ženíchom bol bohatý a urodzený pán zo Blatnice a Súľova. Zo svadby sa tešila celá Uhorská smotánka. Túto svadbu pocítia nie len chlievy a komôrky, ale aj hory a šíre polia. Župan však mal v hlave ešte jeden plán a to predložiť hosťom na stoly zriedkavú poľovnícku pochúťku – medvediu šunku. A tá by mala byť z medveďa skoleného vlastnou rukou.
Uloviť medveďa v týchto končinách by nemal byť problém. V lesoch v okolí sa ich pohybovalo veľa. Nuž župan chodil na poľovačku každú svoju voľnú chvíľu, ale medveďa neulovil. A tak raz si zo sebou zobral svojho šaša. Kráčali údolím Hrona a zrazu sa z pod veľkého skaliska vyrútil medveď. Župan naňho zaútočil kopijou i lukom, ale netrafil. Už mu zostávala iba sekera, ale nazúrený medveď zaútočil na pána a zaťal mu pazúry do ruky zo sekerou. Nebiť duchaprítomného šaša, ktorý vzal sekeru a zabil medveďa s Pánom by to skončilo zle. A tak na svadbe nechýbala ani medvedia šunka. A na počesť šaša mu dal pán na tom mieste kde ho zachránil postaviť hrad, ktorý pomenoval Šášov.
English version, Adam Dolniak, 12, Zvolen, Slovakia
How Jester´s castle was originated
The lord of Deserted castle was looking for a husband for his daughter. The groom was supposed to be a rich lord of Blatnica and Súľov. Celebrities of Hungary were looking forward to the wedding. Ordinary people had to support the castle with food, for example pigs, chickens and eggs. Then the lord of Deserted castle got one more idea. He wanted to offer to his guests delicious bear ham. Hunting bears wasn´t a big problem in these lands. There were many bears near Zvolen. Lord went hunting every day, but he couldn’t catch a bear. One day he took his jester with him. They walked in the valley of the river Hron and then they suddenly met a bear. The lord attacked a bear, with his javelin and a bow. But he missed. Angry bear attacked the lord and hurt him. But the brave jester killed the bear with an axe and saved the lord. As an award the lord gave his jester a castle and named it Šášov, which means Jester´s in Slovak language.