Basque tales
Here are various tales Basque : The priest of Marttiene, Begizko the evil eye, The rush hedge
The priest of Marttiene
A priest from the house of Marttiene (Aldudes) often traveled to the mountain of Auza in the region of Baigorri, on the borders of Errazu.
He saw gold, the snake and the goat.
Putting himself at the entrance of the cave he read his prayers in order to drive away these two geniuses of animal form.
The force of the prayers weakens and thins the serpent to the point of turning it into grass. However, he could not manage to dislodge him from the place.
He then tried to grab the gold, a consecrated host against his chest. But when he tried to touch the heap, the snake grew, threatening.
The priest left without having been able to realize his plan. From inside he heard these words:
"Say thank you to what you were wearing on your chest, otherwise you would be here." "
Begizko (the evil eye)
One day, two peasants were walking behind their teams of oxen. They were somewhat distracted, they were joking, when suddenly one of them saw a man coming towards them.
he was one of those people who cast the evil eye unintentionally. At the same time, he moved away from his companion and placed himself in front of his oxen, brandishing his goad in the eyes of the thrower of the evil eye. But the sting could not resist the force of the evil eye and it was reduced to pieces.
However, thanks to the speed of their master and the sacrifice of his goad, the oxen were delivered from certain misfortune.
The rush hedge
In ancient times, men knew in advance the moment of their death. Now, one day, Jesus Christ was walking in the company of Saint Peter. He passed along a field and saw a man engaged in enclosing it with a rush hedge. He asked him why he made such a fragile fence.
“Oh Lord! said the man, I must die in three days and the hedge will last as long as me.
– “Well, said Jesus, this is the cause that from now on you will no longer know when you must die”.
