{"id":108713,"date":"2025-06-02T21:34:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T21:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csanyialapitvany.hu\/?p=108713"},"modified":"2025-06-05T10:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:54:40","slug":"tempos-tanevzaras-kaposvaron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csanyialapitvany.hu\/en\/tempos-tanevzaras-kaposvaron\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fast-Paced End to the School Year in Kaposv\u00e1r"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last week of May was a real sprint for our group. On Tuesday, we took the final exam for our ICDL certificate \u2013 the last module focused on website editing, which required our full attention. Still, we overcame the challenges, and everyone passed the test successfully.<\/p>\n

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On Friday afternoon, we had our final reading comprehension session, led by Teacher Gombos. Throughout the year, thanks to B\u00e9la Vik\u00e1r, the renowned folk tale collector from Somogy, we explored the world of fairy tales. This final session was a comprehensive discussion about the tale as a literary genre\u2014presented in the usual engaging, high-quality, and humor-filled style we\u2019ve come to expect from \u201cPeti b\u00e1csi.\u201d<\/p>\n

We had a long debate about what dragons look like in Hungarian folk tales. What color are they? Can they breathe fire? How many heads do they have? Can they fly? (And how, with that many heads?) What do they do? What do they guard? Are they just security guards, really? And why are they even there, since they don\u2019t seem to go well with princesses\u2014so what\u2019s their purpose?<\/p>\n

(If you\u2019re curious about the answers: there\u2019s no fixed color for dragons\u2014except in Chinese tales, where they\u2019re red. Ours don\u2019t breathe fire. The number of heads is always a multiple of three\u2014thanks to Elek Benedek, we even have a seven-headed one. And thanks to S\u00fcs\u00fc for being the one-headed exception, though he doesn\u2019t exactly belong to the folk tale genre. By the way, kudos to Benedek Elek also for standardizing the phrase \u201conce upon a time,\u201d even though real folk tales don\u2019t typically start that way.)<\/p>\n

We had never thought about these questions before\u2014but since folk tales have occasionally come up in the final high school exams in recent years, it\u2019s worth weaving some scientifically grounded facts into an analytical essay on the topic. That\u2019s why I found this session especially useful. Once again, Peti b\u00e1csi shared many fascinating insights. As always, I thoroughly enjoyed learning about tales\u2014their origins, typical literary features, and other tale collectors beyond Vik\u00e1r B\u00e9la.<\/p>\n

Even though we might feel we\u2019ve \u201coutgrown\u201d this genre, by the end of the session, I didn\u2019t think so at all. As I said when we wrapped up: \u201cA tale is stress relief for the young, rejuvenation for the old, and stand-up comedy for the soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On Saturday, we wrapped up another project with the Hiking Club. This time, we visited Petesmalom, one of the historic mills of Somogy. This inner-Somogy region is among the most sparsely populated in the county due to its poor, sandy soil, which is unsuitable for agriculture. The Rinya stream once had a wide floodplain, and the Korokna stream frequently flooded, so our ancestors regulated the water by creating fish ponds\u2014providing both livelihood and flood control.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1t\u00e9 Varga once again shared great stories with us. We learned that artifacts from the time of the Hungarian Conquest have been found here\u2014such as iron vessels. According to M\u00e1t\u00e9, our ancestors accessed iron ore after draining or drying the lakes.<\/p>\n

Petesmalom used to operate between the villages of L\u00e1bod and Mike, but today only ruins remain. Now, the area\u2014divided by ponds\u2014serves as a wildlife rescue center and is home to one of Hungary\u2019s most famous otter parks. We even got to watch the animals being fed. On the nature trail, we observed swans swimming with their cygnets, and wild ducks, grey herons, and black storks clearly felt at home.<\/p>\n

Our tour continued in nearby Mike, where two mills once operated. Sadly, both have since disappeared, though one is still remembered in the name of a village street.<\/p>\n

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The name Somssich is well-known to us. This time, we learned about Pongr\u00e1c, a member of the distinguished family. A wealthy landowner, he often hosted Count Sz\u00e9chenyi, but his strong pro-Austrian stance led to serious conflicts with other family members. His tragic death came at the hands of a sick Austrian soldier\u2014an odd twist of fate. Like many other noble residences in Somogy, the Somssich mansion now stands abandoned and in a terrible state\u2014a sad monument to a bygone era. Still, the centuries-old trees in its park and the artificial ponds created by the family continue to amaze visitors.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t plan to end our \u201cWaters of Somogy\u201d project here\u2014next year, to be continued with the Dr\u00e1va region and more adventures along the Kapos River.<\/p>\n

You can find photos from our trip in the Gallery<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Levente Sipos
Kaposv\u00e1r \u2013 Group 2<\/p>\n

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