The story of Maria Enganxa shows how relevant fairy tales are to Mallorcan culture: she is a mythical creature with hooked fingernails that lives in wells or cisterns. Anyone who gets too close to the surface of the water is drawn into the subterranean realm from which there is no return. The story taught children in Mallorca to be careful. "This character still lives on in our imagination today",says Caterina Valriu, writer, professor of philology and linguistics and storyteller from Inca.

Since 1990, Valriu has worked as a professor at the University of the Balearic Islands, specialising in folklore, traditional folk literatureand children's and young adult literature."I want to strengthen the culture and identity of Mallorca and help people to read more", says Valriu, explaining what drives her.

"Reading and libraries have shaped me and my path."

Valriu has published adaptations of legends and folk tales - mainly for children, but also for adults - as well as her own fairy tales. Her first story, "Galceran and the Ladybirds", was published in 2006. In total, her bibliography comprises around 20 titles plus around 100 press articles and lectures at conferences.