A poor man had no money to get his 3 daughters married, he was worried what would happen to them after his death. Saint Nicholas was passing through and had three bags of gold coins with him, one for each girl.
He noticed the stockings of the three girls that were hung over the mantelpiece for drying, put one bag in each stocking and off he went. When the girls woke up the next morning, they found the bags of gold coins. They were able to get married and live happily ever after...
The legend:
A poor man had no money to get his 3 daughters married, he was worried what would happen to them after his death. Saint Nicholas was passing through and had three bags of gold coins with him, one for each girl.
He noticed the stockings of the three girls that were hung over the mantelpiece for drying, put one bag in each stocking and off he went. When the girls woke up the next morning, they found the bags of gold coins. They were able to get married and live happily ever after...
videoforce1 2 years ago