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Windmills at Kinderdijk

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Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The name Kinderdijk is Dutch for "Child's Dike".
In 1421 during the Saint Elizabeth flood of 1421, the Grote Hollandse Waard flooded, but the Alblasserwaard polder stayed unflooded.
It is said that when the terrible storm had subsided, someone went on to the dike between these two areas, to see what could be saved.
He saw in the distance a wooden cradle floating.
There was no hope that anything would be living in it, but when it approached, movement was seen.
When the cradle came nearer, someone saw that a cat was in the cradle trying to keep it in balance.
By jumping back and forth so that no water could come into it.
When the cradle eventually came near the dike, someone fished the cradle out and saw that in it a baby slept quiet and dry.
In some of the stories the cat kept it balanced and afloat.
This folktale and legend has been published as "The Cat and the Cradle" in English (Meder 2007; Griffis, 1918).

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joseantonio30-Aug-2020 08:09
nice images of this beautiful area. I loved my visit there last year.
Dave Ross02-Jun-2014 21:49
Beautiful gallery very nice work. V
Guest 10-Jul-2009 14:45
Beautiful gallery, all windmills look like extracted from a fairy tale.

Congrats!
Bartosz Kotulski20-Apr-2009 12:34
very nice series of very interesting subject. well done
Bartosz
Marisa Livet26-Feb-2009 16:54
Very "Dutch" gallery indeed!
I have always been fascinated by windmills, this series is well taken from all points of view, an enjoyable little gallery!
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