Mermaid the symbol of Warsaw

I read and  heard about the story of the mermaid, the symbol of Warsaw. Accordings to the legends( and am telling you there are different version of this legend, but each version were kind of close enough and  still its interresting to hear and read. ) there were two mermaids who lived in the Baltic Sea. These half-fish, half-women were beautiful sisters who had spent their whole existence in the sea, apparently both got bored and one day decided to come ashore. The elder sister head to the Danish straits and so she sits at the entrance to the port of Copenhagen to this very day (I don't know yet the legend of Copenhagen mermaid but I'll try to find out). The younger mermaid swam first to the port of Gdansk, from there, she decided to swim to its very end of the Vistula river. She stopped swimming on the riverbank near the Old Town to rest. She found the place so admirable that she decided to stay. Local fishermen living nearby noticed that something was creating waves, tangling nets, and releasing their fish. Although their original intention was to trap the offender, they fell in love with the Mermaid upon hearing her sing. Later, a rich merchant trapped the Mermaid and imprisoned her in a wooden hut. A young fisherman heard the Mermaid’s cry and with the help of his mates, released her, whereupon she declared her readiness to offer fishermen her help whenever it would be needed. Ever since, the Mermaid, armed with sword and shield, has been ready to help protect the city and its residents.

The symbol of Warsaw

Syrenka in Starego miasta/ The mermaid
in the old town square

Here you can read the legend of Warsaw