The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

LORELEI {WATER NYMPH} SITTING PRETTY

THE LORELEI IS A CLIFF OVERLOOKING THE RHINE.
THERE IS A LEGEND THAT A BEAUTIFUL GIRL SITS THERE
COMBING HER SHINING HAIR WITH A GOLDEN COMB, WHILE
SINGING A BEAUTIFUL SONG. THE SOUND OF HER SONG
WOULD BE CARRIED OVER THE WAVES, LURING SHIPS AND
SAILORS TO THEIR DESTINY--SHIPWRECKED AT HER FEET
ON THE ROCKS.

Submitter comment: LEARNED IN GERMANY, IN SCHOOL, WHEN SHE WAS VERY
YOUNG.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GERMANY ; DETROIT