1. _Zora-djevojka_ (the Dawn-Maiden). To this day many old folk-tales of
the Slavs tell of the Dawn-Maiden who sails the sea in the early morning
in her boat of gold with a silver paddle and dwells in the Island of
_Bujan_.
2. _The Sea King._ Slovenes and Slovaks alike tell of a mighty and
wealthy Sea King who reigns in the depths of the sea.
3. _The Island of Bujan_ (the Isle Bountiful). This is a wonderful
island, so named for its abundance and fruitfulness and luxuriant
vegetation. It was the ancient Slav’s conception of Paradise. To this
day the Russians mention it in refrains and spells against sickness, for
a plentiful harvest, etc.
4. _The Stone Alatir_ (Gold-a-Fire). Is mentioned in ancient Slav tales
as “the white burning stone on Bujan,” and may perhaps be taken to stand
for the sun.
5. _Sea Maidens_ (Mermaids). In Slovene and Croatian folk-tales, as with
us, this term is applied to fabulous sea creatures, which are beautiful
women to the waist, and from the waist downward shaped like a forked
fish tail.
6. _The dumb speech._ The Jugoslavs popularly believe that animals
converse with each other in a special “language,” and that certain human
beings can “speak” and understand this “language.”
7. _The Monstrous Snake_, the _Bird with the Iron Beak_, the _Golden
Bee_. Three monsters which, according to folk-tales, stir up the waves,
raise tempests, and provoke thunderstorms round the Isle of Bujan,
whence the storms spread throughout the world.
_Palunko_ (Plunk) has no special significance, but the sound suggests a
doleful, feckless sort of person.
_Winpeace_ is a translation of Vlatko.