The water girls are part of the tradition of the northern villages. They were small, with eyes, braids, and golden eyelashes and a star the color of the sunset on their foreheads. They lived in palaces under the water, went barefoot, wore cloaks of silver and gold thread and wore white rings.

They spun gold at night and came out of the water at dawn, laying their creations out to dry while they danced and made yellow and red flowers sprout from the ground with each step. As the sun advanced in the sky, they returned to their underwater palaces. It was said that whoever managed to catch one of these flowers would be rich and happy forever. It was also said that if a man found a golden thread and pulled it, he would take it to his palaces under the water and could marry the woman he wanted.

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