A community group is protesting plans to drain the tiny Princess Vlei wetland in South Africa for construction of a new shopping mall. But this wetland isn't only ecologically valuable, it's also been woven into local folklore.
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People who have been living near it for generations believe "the princess" was formed by tears of grief when a noble Khoe girl was abducted by Portuguese sailors long ago.