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ENGLESKA STRANICA TEENAGERS` FROM KAŠTELA A DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET On that afternoon, I met my idols, Davor and Petra. They are my favourite youtubers. I adore their work. They were very, very nice and friendly to me, and to other adorers. There were more than hundred screaming girls and ten boys. I was in a huge shock. I hugged them so firmly, and they smiled to me. They told us some jokes and gave us some presents. It was a brilliant feeling to talk to them. They signed on my arm, my T-shirt and my diary. I gave them Oreo biscuits, their favourite snack and I took a selfie with them. I thought I would die at that moment. There were also other youtubers (who I loved, of course) so I talked to them, we took a lots of pictures, everyone screamed, we sang lots of songs and had fun, of course. Everybody was happy and it was a good atmosphere. It was a wonderful experience and I hope that I will see them again. That was the day I will never forget. tion, because they kept away these areas from the attacks of Turks who were trying to win our land. We have the beautiful Adriatic sea and beautiful beaches along the coast. There is an airport called Splitairport. Every year, during the summer holidays, more than ten thousand tourists visit Kaštela. In Kaštel Štafilić there is a very, very old olive tree. It is called `Mastrinka`. It is more than thousand years old and it is under the protection of UNESCO. Like I said, Kaštela is a beautiful small town and it is the place where I want to spend my life. This is a legend from the 17th century which tells us the story of the tragic love of two young people from Kaštel Lukšić. It`s about a doughter, named Dobrila, from the noble family Vitturi and the son, named Miljenko, from the noble family Rušinić. Two young people fell in love, but their love was forbidden because of the bad relationship between their families. From the moment their parents knew about the love that was born between them. Dobrila was put under strict supervision, while Miljenko was sent to Venice by his parents. But it was not just that. Dobrila`s father arranged the marriage of his daughter with an old nobleman from Trogir. Miljenko knew about this and arrived at the very moment when the bride and groom recited their vows and he stopped the wedding. In order to punish her for the shame she had caused him, Dobrila`s father sent her to a convent in Trogir and to keep Miljenko away from finding her, he ordered his murder. But Miljenko was so clever because he was dressed as a monk, and Dobrila`s father failed in his idea. Miljenko attempt to find Dobrila, but he failed, and he even came into conflict with the law and that`s why he was sent to prison in Visovac. There he met a nurse and with her kind help sent messages to Dobrila and planned his escape. The escape of the young lovers forced Dobrila`s parents to give in and they sent a message to return to Kaštel Lukšić to get married. After the wedding ceremonie in August 1690 Dobrila`s father, unable to accept the thought that his daughter was married to Miljenko, killed Miljenko on the bridge in front of the castle. After that Dobrila lost her mind, got sick and died shortly. Her last wish was to be burried together with Miljenko in the little church of St. Ivan in Kaštel Lukšić opposite the castle. On their graves is written forever the inscription ˝Peace to the lovers“, and in Kaštel Lukšić there are still both castles, the Vitturi Castle and the Rušinić Castle. Luka Vukelić, 6.a Nikolina Benutić, 6.a Dora Vušković, 6.c Kaštela Kaštela is the most beautiful, wonderful and historical place in my country. It is placed in the south of Croatia in Splitskodalmatinska county. Kaštela has got seven villages. Those are Kaštel Štafilić, Kaštel Novi, Kaštel Stari, Kaštel Lukšić, Kaštel Gomilica, Kaštel Kambelovac and Kaštel Sućurac. Every village has its own old buildings and fortification objects. Kaštela is located on the foot of the hill Kozjak. It is a cultural city in which we have many old museums, galeries, monuments and a lot of cultural sights. People (singers) who are singing in groups, called ‘klapa’, are very popular. I am attending a school that is older than hundred years. The school where my ancestors went to, too. As I said, every village has got a fortifica- THE LEGEND OF MILJENKO AND DOBRILA 47 KAPLJICE 2016.