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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsKlepetan and Malena - Croatia's most Unusual Love Story
Klepetan and Malena Croatias most Unusual Love Story
Proof that true love does return in spring.
By TCN 24 March 2016
No, this is not another version of Romeo and Juliet, though Croatias had a share of its own tragic couples, this is a beautiful story about Croatias most famous animal couple, storks Malena and Klepetan. It is a story of longing, waiting and overcoming one of the hardest obstacles in any relationship distance.
The tale of Klepetan and Malena started 15 years ago on a red rooftop in Brodski Varo, a small village in Croatia and they have been together ever since. Even though Klepetan migrates to the warm south at the end of August and Malena cannot join him because an Italian hunter broke her wing 22 years ago and she hasnt flown since, each spring around March 24, they are reunited despite the 13 000 km journey Klepetan has to make to get home to his loved one.
One man, a former school janitor Stjepan Vokić has been taking care of Malena ever since she was injured and, of course, her beloved Klepetan. Each year he prepares a bucket of fish to greet Klepetan upon his return so he can recover from the long journey and take his place in the nest next to Malena. This year, however, Stjepan got a surprise of a lifetime; Klepetan came home a week early. Neighbours asked Stjepan if he was sure this was indeed Klepetan and he quickly reassured them He went straight to the bucket of fish, which was empty because I was not expecting him yet, and only he knows where to find it. Then, of course, we went to the nest just like every other year. Thats Klepetan alright. It seems he couldnt wait to get back home to his Malena.
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Proof that true love does return in spring.
By TCN 24 March 2016
No, this is not another version of Romeo and Juliet, though Croatias had a share of its own tragic couples, this is a beautiful story about Croatias most famous animal couple, storks Malena and Klepetan. It is a story of longing, waiting and overcoming one of the hardest obstacles in any relationship distance.
The tale of Klepetan and Malena started 15 years ago on a red rooftop in Brodski Varo, a small village in Croatia and they have been together ever since. Even though Klepetan migrates to the warm south at the end of August and Malena cannot join him because an Italian hunter broke her wing 22 years ago and she hasnt flown since, each spring around March 24, they are reunited despite the 13 000 km journey Klepetan has to make to get home to his loved one.
One man, a former school janitor Stjepan Vokić has been taking care of Malena ever since she was injured and, of course, her beloved Klepetan. Each year he prepares a bucket of fish to greet Klepetan upon his return so he can recover from the long journey and take his place in the nest next to Malena. This year, however, Stjepan got a surprise of a lifetime; Klepetan came home a week early. Neighbours asked Stjepan if he was sure this was indeed Klepetan and he quickly reassured them He went straight to the bucket of fish, which was empty because I was not expecting him yet, and only he knows where to find it. Then, of course, we went to the nest just like every other year. Thats Klepetan alright. It seems he couldnt wait to get back home to his Malena.
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Klepetan and Malena - Croatia's most Unusual Love Story (Original Post)
sl8
Dec 2019
OP
How does Melana get up there if she can't fly? I feel like this is a dumb question but I'm
UniteFightBack
Dec 2019
#1
What a nice kindhearted man. How wonderful that Klepetan made it back to say goodbye. And now
UniteFightBack
Dec 2019
#6
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)1. How does Melana get up there if she can't fly? I feel like this is a dumb question but I'm
compelled to ask. The article did not say.
sl8
(13,749 posts)2. That's a good question.
It looks like Mr. Vokić helped her a lot:
I hadn't realized it when I posted the OP, but it looks like Klepetan has died:
https://www.total-croatia-news.com/news/38122-klepetan
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)6. What a nice kindhearted man. How wonderful that Klepetan made it back to say goodbye. And now
they will be as they were before...together just the two of them.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)3. As I said to Henry and Jane: Absence makes the heart grow, Fonda.
sl8
(13,749 posts)4. LOL. I think you changed a word, though.
I believe it's absinthe that affects the heart. Absinthe.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)5. It didn't occur to me that Kleptan or Malena would know about absinthe. Absence is another
matter... besides, a single-word pun brings a groan while a double-word pun is an abomination to
many people. Or so I'm told...