The Spring of the White-Legged Woman

The Spring of the White-Legged Woman (Bulgarian: Изворът на Белоногата, romanized: Izvorat na Belonogata) is a poem written in 1873 by the famous Bulgarian poet Petko Slaveykov.

While she is at the fountain to get some water, an Ottoman vizier sees her, and tries to persuade her to follow him to Istanbul.

[2] The vizier orders that a fountain be built to commemorate Gergana's courage.

This is one of the most studied and examined works in the Bulgarian literature and many books have been written on the subject.

Most critics embrace the theory that Gergana is the symbol of the Bulgarian woman, her strength and willpower.