Local lgend

1. The Legend
of the Four
Stripes
By Teacher Verónica

2. In a village there
was a castle in
which lived a
family: the mother
was named
Ermesenda, the
father was named

4. One day a messenger
of the King of France
arrived and told
Sunifred that the
King needed help
and money for
battle. Sunifred
decided to go and

5. -Can I go, father?
-- No, it’s dangerous!
-- Please!
-- I said no!
-- Please, please,
please, please.
-- Fine.
They marched off
together saying

7. On the road to France
they met the army of
Captain Solomon. The
soldiers attacked
them. Guifré hid behind
a tree but Sunifred
was wounded and died.
Solomon seized the
family castle and

9. Many years passed
and Guifré grew to
be a great man. He
had a dark beard
and hair all over
his body: this is why
everyone called

11. One night, Guifré
dreamed that his
father ashed him if he
intended to return to
the castle to free his
mother. And so he did.
On arrival to the
castle he fought and
defeated Captain

13. The next year
another messenger
came to the castle.
Once again the King
of France needed
help, this time to
fight the besieging
Normans. And Guifré

15. He fought alongside the King
but he was fatally wounded.
At his deathbed, the King said:
-What would you like?
-- I want a flag!
-- But you already have one!
-- But it’s just yellow!
The King put four fingers on
Guifré’s wound and scored
four stripes on Guifré’s

17. Thus the Catalan
flag has four red
stripes on a yellow
background!!!