**The Three Waves** ::leyendas 
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The legend of The Three Waves tells the tragic story of Tomás, a young fisherman from Deba who lived happily with his uncle—a respected skipper—and his cousin Mari, with whom he shared a quiet, growing love. But the luck of the boat began to change: it returned increasingly empty, as if some mysterious force were driving the fish away. One night, Tomás and his friend Bilintx were visited by two ghostly women who carried them through the air to a distant olive tree, warning that the boat and its crew were doomed.
Terrified, Bilintx explained that before reaching Arrangotzi Point, three great waves would rise—the wave of milk, the wave of tears, and the wave of blood. Only a harpoon thrown into the heart of the last one could save them. Though many doubted the tale, the fresh olive branch proved that something supernatural had happened. Out at sea, the crew faced the three enormous waves; and Tomás, following his uncle’s command, hurled his harpoon into the heart of the blood-red wave, splitting it and saving all the sailors.
But the price was devastating. When they returned to port, Tomás discovered that the apparitions were Mari and her mother, transformed into lamias. Both died at home, cursing him with their final breath, believing the harpoon blow had destroyed them. Thus, although the boat returned with more fish than ever, Tomás carried forever the weight of having saved the crew at the cost of losing those he loved most.
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