Thus you can see that this story is populated by very young people
. . .and such people do not often leave much of a mark on society,
other than in stories. . .such as The Little Boy At The Dike, such
as The Boy Who Cried Wolf [which may or may not be true] and other
such stories of this nature.
But this story centers around a girl, and not a girl who has magic
inflicted upon her, as in The Red Shoes, but a girl who rather has
inflicted her magic upon society, and then chooses preservation of
self or preservation of society, when her magic proves very strong
. . .very strong, indeed. . .only it may not have been magic. . .
This story takes place in Europe, before Columbus, but not so long
before. . .and it may be the reason that ice-skating is dated back
to the time it is. . . .
This is also the ballet, Les Patinagees, from the same story, with
various changes, as is usually the case with ballets.
This is not solely a side-comment as this kind of artistic licence
. . .as it were. . .is the true subject of our story.
Whether Lake Dimbovitsa is really named after the main character--
or vice versa--has been argued by historians, inteligensia and the
literati of generations.
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