Forest Folklore - The Sun

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Unicorn - is an elegant but fierce horselike beast with a goatish beard, antelope's legs, lion's tail and from its forehead, a pointed horn so sharp it could pierce whatever it touched. According to legend it could only be captured by a virgin sitting alone in the forest, sensing her purity the unicorn would come to her, lay her its head in her lap and fall asleep. If a girl who is not a virgin attemptsto capture the beast in this way she runs the risk of being killed for her presumption.