Ruza Todorova /Ruža Todorova

Few people know about Vuk's first love in Tršić - about Ruža Todorova, a beautiful girl from a respectable, rich house. Her father's name was Todor, so everyone knew her that way and called her that. The wolf grew up with her, and when he fell ill, he did not have the courage to let the lame come out in front of her, because at that time, any physical defect was a great shame for the young men. The wolf wanted Ruža to remember him as skilful and whole, so he did not come to Tršić to see him crippled - with a stilt. Ruža loved him a lot and suffered for him for a long time, but she did not know the reason why Vuk does not come to his native village and why he does not write to her. Ruža Todorova later married a merchant in Loznica. Her two sons were later Serbian officers, but after the expulsion of Miloš Obrenović from Serbia, they sided with the young Karđorđev's son Aleksandar I. When Milos returned to the Serbian throne, so violent, he settled accounts with all supporters of the Karadjordjevic dynasty, so Ruza's sons were sentenced to death. After great torment, Vuk somehow managed to beg, persuade Miloš to spare Ruža's sons their lives. It was also noted that two young people, trained in European fashion, came to Vuk's funeral. They donated a larger amount of money and were with Vuk's coffin all the time. Few people knew who those two young, tall and silent people were. When Vuk's daughter Mina asked one of the priests who performed the funeral who the two strangers were, he quietly whispered to her that they were the sons of Ruža Todorova, the first love of her famous father. Later, it was no longer heard about Ruža's sons. Since I am from Vuk's region, and I work in a school called "Vuk Karadzić", in 2016 I came up with the idea to organize the First School Children's Festival of original songs and games. "It was realized in October 2014. The parliament was called "Ruza Todorova." Our guests were famous flutists, guslars, Cultural and Artistic Societies, Ethno group "Treasury" and Miracles. The Association of Citizens "Kreativa plus" from Sremčica, students of the school for children with disabilities, Velimir Večičkovic, an artist for making miniatures from wood, whose handicrafts adorned the school hall, also joined the assembly.

Malo ko zna za prvu Vukovu ljubav u Tršiću - za Ružu Todorovu, lijepu devojku iz ugledne, bogate kuće. Otac joj se zvao Todor, pa su nju tako svi I znali I tako je zvali. Vuk je odrastao sa njom, a kada se razboleo, nije imao hrabrosti da hrom izađe pred nju, jer je u to vreme bilo koji telesni nedostatak za mladiće bila velika sramota. Vuk je hteo da ga Ruža upamti spretnog i čilog, pa nije dolazio u Tršić da ga vidi sakatog - sa štulom.

Ruža ga je mnogo volela i dugo patila za njim, ali nije znala razlog zasto Vuk ne dolazi u rodno selo I zasto joj ne pise. Ruža Todorova kasnije se udala u Loznicu za nekog trgovca. Njena dva sina kasnije su bili srpski oficiri, ali su se nakon proterivanja Miloša Obrenovića iz Srbije priklonili mladom Karđorđevom sinu Aleksandru Prvom. Kada se Miloš ponovo vratio na srpski presto, onako silovit, razračunao se sa svim pristalicama dinastije Karađorđević, pa su Ružini sinovi bili osuđeni na smrt. Vuk je nakon velike muke uspeo nekako da preklinjuci , ubedi  Miloša da Ružinim sinovima poštedi živote.Zabeleženo je još da su na Vukovu sahranu došla dvojica mladih ljudi, obučenih po evropskoj modi. Priložili su poveću sumu novca i sve vreme su bili uz Vukov kovčeg. Malo je ko znao ko su ta dvojica mladih, stasitih i ćutljivih ljudi.Kada je Vukova kćerka Mina pitala jednog od sveštenika koji su vršili opelo ko su ta dvojica neznanaca, ovaj joj je tiho šapnuo da su to sinovi Ruže Todorove, prve ljubavi njenog slavnog oca. Kasnije se više nije čulo o Ružinim sinovima.

Pošto sam ja iz Vukovog kraja, a i radim  u skoli koja se zove “Vuk Karadzić”, 2016. godine sam došla na ideju da organizujem “Prvi školski dečji sabor izvorne pesme i igre.” To je realizovano u oktobru 2014. godine. Sabor se zvao “Ruža Todorova.” Gosti su nam bili  poznati frulaši, guslari, Kulturno umetnička društva, Etno grupe “Riznica” I Čudesmo. “Saboru se prikljucilo I Udruženje građana “Kreativa plus” iz Sremčice, Učenici škole za dece ometene u razvoju, Velimir Večičkovic, umetnik za izradu minijatura od drveta, čiji su ručni radovi krasili hol skole.

Video koji sledi je sa tog sabora. Muzika: Etno grupa "Riznica"-Loznica