Their love
was mutual and their marriage was celebrated in grand style. However, the
beautiful princess grew sadder and sadder day after day. The Caliph was unable
to make her smile. They consulted magicians and wise men from all over the
world, but none could find a cure for her sadness…
Until one
day an old Nordic man told the Caliph that Gilda was longing for the white
snow-covered fields of her homeland. Ibn-Almundim then ordered thousands of
almond trees to be planted outside the windows of the palace, which, when they
blossomed, covered the land with white petals. The illusion took away her
sadness and she became joyful again!
And this is
why, since that spring so long ago, the Algarve re-lives each year the magic of
the almond blossom!
(traditional short story)
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