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TİTREYEN GÖL EFSANESİ

Fig. 29: Trembling Lake. Photo by A. Kılınç
Trembling Lake
In the Sorgun locality of Side, parallel to the shore of the deep
blue sea, there is a lush green lake that takes its color from the
trees surrounding it. This natural beauty creates a habitat for
thousands of different living species, both inside and outside.
However, there is one of the living species that the lake is home
to, and they made the name of the lake known as a trembling
lake with their behavior a long time ago. Even today, when you
go, ducks are floating on the lake and their tears…

Once upon a time, an old fisherman lived in Sorgun, Side.
This fisherman would come to the shore of the lake every day
after finishing his work and feeds the ducks swimming on it. The
lonely fisherman sees the ducks as his friends. So much so that
from time to time, the ducks became so used to the fisherman
that they waited for the old fisherman to come and bring them
food every day. Again, one day, when the old fisherman was
approaching the lake, he heard the sound of rifle shots being

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