| "The Twergi are the soul of our mountains, legendary creatures produced by centuries of folk imagination. The Twergi were small creatures dressed in leaves or rags, cunning but not wicked, who had a mixed relationship of good-will and spitefulnes with the shepherds. They worked wood and metal and taught the mountain-folk how to process milk and do the landry using ash. They lived in the woods, gorges and mountain caves. The shepherds used to come across them during their long, tiring walks through the wood and over rocks in search of grass and wood. They were cheerful beings accepted with an indulgence which brought the great mystery of the mountains to life. The Twergi have always accompanied the hard work of generations of peasants and shepherds who have molded these mountains across the centuries, and the legend still continues..." |