Encircle photos provided a great short summary of the legend of the cat in the cradle near the windmills of Kinderdijk:
(Photo: Tom and Rob on a bridge near the statue of the cat in the cradle. Credit: R.G.)
Cat and the Cradle Legend in Kinderdijk, Netherlands
According to legend, the Saint Elizabeth’s Flood of 1421 ravished the land around Kinderdijk and drowned up to 10,000 people. The following day, an infant girl was found drifting in a crib. The baby had remained afloat only because of the tireless efforts of a cat jumping back and forth to keep the cradle balanced. The story became a popular Dutch fairytale.
HOW THE TOWN GOT IT'S NAME: The village was named "Kinderdijk" meaning "children’s dike."
This story will likely bring back a memory of Harry Chapin’s 1974 hit song “Cat’s in the Cradle.”
(Photo: A look at several of the windmills in Kinderdijk from the main road. Credit: R.G.)
DID YOU KNOW? HOLLAND IS ONLY A PART OF THE NETHERLANDS - Holland is the western part of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of 12 provinces but many people use “Holland” when talking about the Netherlands. There are 12 provinces, that together make up the Netherlands. The two provinces of Noord- and Zuid-Holland together are actually considered Holland and is one-sixth of the country. Commonly, thought, Holland is often used when people mean the Netherlands. Now you know.
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