once there was a young maiden, smart,pretty, and funny. her antics always brought smiles on the faces of the villagers. but a sickness was spreading. the maiden went to the little shrine of the sea god near the harbor. she prayed for him to save the village. he heard her one day and said"wear a dress as blue as the deep and throw yourself into the sea for eternity, i will then save your village" she did so as soon as she could. throwing herelf into the sea to save her dear village. when everyone was well, they began to wonder.where is the maiden known as loreli? they never did find her and assumed the sickness had taken her. and there loreli stayed. in the deep watching her village prosper and become a kingdom. and even though she lost much, loreli was happy.