Fruit accumulation through world folk tales

Few people know that, behind each fruit (fruit) hidden story has a deep root, even a "dark" part.

1. Mulberry fruit and the eternal will of love

According to Roman mythology, Pyramus and Thisbe fell in love from their childhood but were forbidden by their parents to proceed to marriage. The two men had to stealthily meet under the mulberry tree in the middle of a field.

Accidentally saw a bloody lion who was drinking water in a nearby stream, Thisbe frightened to drop his shawl and run. Her lover - Pyramus found the scarf and the bloody lion thought of the worst situation that Thisbe was eaten, so he committed suicide.

His blood was red with the white of the mulberry fruits. When He found Pyramus's body, Thisbe painfully killed himself. Before she died, she looked at the crimson mulberry fruits and said that they were the eternal will of love and tragedy. Since then, mulberry has burgundy color.

2. Strawberries and recipes for babies

Strawberries, which are considered to have a close relationship with the Norse goddess Frigga. However, when Christianity became popular, strange events began to occur.

The Christian faithful considered strawberry as the fruit of the Virgin and said that all the berries belong to her and rule that all those who ate strawberries were not allowed to enter the paradise gate. .

Don't stop there, there is a more strange legend that explains the appearance of the strawberry. Legend has it that when babies die, they will climb to heaven and disguise as berries to avoid the dark forces. Therefore, ancient people believe that a person who wants a baby should eat a lot of strawberries.

3. The poison and eternal life of a mango

The Hawaiian folk legend tells of the Magpie bird who flew to heaven and brought it to the king of mango seed. When the fruit came out, the king ordered an old man to try the first piece. However, the mango was poisoned from a snake and the man died instantly. So the king immediately killed the Magpie.

After a long time, an old woman announced that she would commit suicide after living a miserable life because of abuse. Before she died, she ate a mango fruit that had not been poisoned and was like spring. However, the king did not dare to eat mangoes at all and always felt guilty for killing the bird who had given him a good gift.

4. Pineapple fruit - laziness and conceit

The Filipino folk legend about the origin of pineapple is related to a beautiful but extremely lazy girl named Pina. The story tells that, this girl lived very selfishly, whenever someone borrowed items, she said that they could not be found. If someone asked her to do housework, she would escape, pleading not to find a moving house.

When Pina's father, mother and sister were seriously ill, she scolded her, forcing everyone to cook breakfast for her and continue to work in the field. If not, she would say they are lazy and useless people.

When her mother asked Pina to cook the rice, she continued to escape and said that she couldn't find the cooking utensils. The mother laments that, if there are hundreds of eyes, Pina can find things.

Feeling offended, she immediately pulled the rice sacks - the result of hard working days in her father's field. But as soon as she reached the door, Pina realized that she couldn't move anymore.

Pina disappeared and from there no one could find her. The mother after several months of illness has recovered. When she came to the garden, she found a strange fruit with hundreds of eyes and realized her wish came true.

5. Fruit sauces - starvation and testicles

Hawaiian folk legends have many ways to explain the existence of sycamore. One version states that the famine enveloped Waiakea's island and claimed the life of the boy named Ulu.

When he died, the priests told the family to bury the boy next to the stream. After only one night, a sycamore rose from his grave and the fruit saved the rest of the people during the famine.

Another story tells that a boy sacrificed himself for his family. When the boy died, a sycamore rose from his testicles. 44,000 gods have tried this fruit and found that this fruit is not only edible but also tastes good. However, when they discovered the true 'source' of the tree, they vomited all the fruits and seeds throughout the island.

6. Coconuts and left ends

There are many myths surrounding the origins of coconut trees and most of them have elements of violence. Many people believe that, if you look a little bit, the coconut has a very similar shape to the human head with two eyes and one mouth. Therefore, stories explaining coconut trees revolve around the origin of the head from the neck.

In the UK, the legend has it that a boy was eaten by a shark and only had a head left. Then his head was buried and from there it grew into a coconut tree.

Admiralty Islands mythology recounts that two brothers stole a demon's boat to go fishing, the demon discovered and chased. The two had to release all the fish into the sea to escape. Depleted in food, the younger brother murdered his brother to survive the day, and when he drifted to the shore, the bad brother's body was left with a head shaped like a coconut.