Foratata's Legend and his frozen reflection [Explore]

            Anayet and Arafita were the most honest and poor Pyrenean gods of the place, since they had been stripped of all the valuable and beautiful things: the pine forests, the paths ... They were poor but happy, since they had a beautiful and intelligent daughter who was called Culibilla.
Her beauty was such that Culibilla was wanted by all the Pyrenean Gods, but she was not interested in any of them and she rejected them all. She liked to play with some white ants who worked tirelessly in the Valley. The quantity of ants was so numerous that Culibillas baptized this place as El Formigal.
But one day the great god Balaitous, the most powerful of all, noticed her. Balaitous was very feared, when he was furious he caused storms that lashed the mountains. Culibilla was also not interested in this feared and evil god, and she ignored his offer. But Balaitous, who had never been rejected, flew into a rage and decided to go find Culibilla. When he came to kidnap her and take her away forever, Culibilla yelled "to me all the ants!" And millions of white ants came to her aid and covered her completely to protect her. Balaitous fled in horror and never came near Culibilla again.
As a thank you to the ants, Culibilla stuck a dagger into her chest to keep all the ants that helped her inside her heart. Now, the Peña Foratata is her chest and the inhabitants of the place say that when they walk through the Valley and approach the Peña, they hear the heartbeat of Culibillas. They say that since then no more white ants have been seen in the Valley.

Anayet y Arafita eran los dioses pirenaicos más honrados y pobres del lugar, ya que habían sido despojados de todas las cosas valiosas y bonitas: los pinares, los senderos... Eran pobres pero dichosos, ya que tenían una hija preciosa e inteligente que se llamaba Culibilla.
Era tal su belleza, que a Culibilla la pretendían todos los Dioses Pirenaicos, pero a ella no le interesaba ninguno y los rechazaba a todos. Le gustaba jugar con unas hormigas blancas que trabajan incansables en el Valle. Era tan numerosa la cantidad de hormigas, que Culibillas bautizó este lugar como El Formigal.
Pero un día el gran dios Balaitous, el más poderoso de todos, se fijó en ella. Balaitous era muy temido, cuando se ponía furioso provocaba tormentas que azotaban los montes. A Culibilla tampoco le interesaba este temido y malvado dios, e  ignoró su ofrecimiento. Pero Balaitous, que nunca había sido rechazado, montó en cólera y decidió ir a buscar a Culibilla. Cuando acudió a raptarla y llevársela para siempre, Culibilla grito -¡a mí todas las hormigas!- y millones de hormigas blancas acudieron en su ayuda y la cubrieron por completo para protegerla. Balaitous huyó horrorizado y nunca más volvió a acercarse a Culibilla.
Como agradecimiento a las hormigas, Culibilla se clavó una daga en el pecho para guardar dentro de su corazón todas las hormigas que le ayudaron. Ahora, la Peña Foratata es su pecho y cuentan los habitantes del lugar que cuando pasean por el Valle y se acercan a la Peña, se oyen los latidos del corazón de Culibillas. Cuentan que desde entonces ya no se ven más hormigas blancas en el Valle.
   

Taken on: December 16, 2021

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Camera:	Canon EOS 600D
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	22mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Snapseed 2.0
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