The legend of the Vitória Régia

The legend of

Vitória Régia

There was a very brave and beautiful girl named Naiá, she was the princess of the tribe. They've told her that the moon, which was a strong and powerful warrior, enjoy the nights in which he didnt appeared in the sky to kidnap the prettiest girls, dating them and then transformed into the stars. She falls in love for him and doesnt want to know any other Indian, spent the time waiting for the moon rise, sometimes raising her arms and came out running, trying to catch the moon. She wanted to be the prettiest star in the sky and be admired by the moon. One night when the moon was beautiful than ever, the girl came to the edge of a pond, and seeing it reflected in the calm water,

believing that her lover had fallen from heaven to bathe there. Without hesitation, the girl threw up in deep water and swam toward the image of the moon. When she saw that it was only a illusion, she tried to swam back but it was too late and she died. The moon which was a god, saw what had happened, he felt pity and remorse for not having her turned into a star. Now, the girl always belong to the deep waters of the lagoon. Although, he couldnt turn her into a star from heaven, decided to transform her into a star of water: a flower that would be the queen of faquatic flowers. And so it was. Therefore, this flower opens only at night, allowing the moon to illuminate and reveal their amazing beauty ...