On a pillar of St Martin in the Wall, where F. M. Brokoff is buried, a gargoyle takes the form of a reclining boy. According to legend, he was a naughty child who climbed high to steal pigeons’ eggs. One day someone cursed him: “May you turn to stone, you rascal!” Since then he can be seen high on the pillar.
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- Praha
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- Praha
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On a pillar of St Martin in the Wall, where F. M. Brokoff is buried, a gargoyle takes the form of a reclining boy. According to legend, he was a naughty child who climbed high to steal pigeons’ eggs. One day someone cursed him: “May you turn to stone, you rascal!” Since then he can be seen high on the pillar.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 270
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.