''El buner d'Ordino'' () is an

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

n folktale of a bagpiper chased up a tree by wolves who fends them off with the sound of his instrument, the ''buna'' or '' sac de gemecs'' of Catalonia.

Plot

In the tale, the people of the town of

Canillo Canillo () is one of the seven parishes which make up Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. The parish is considered the religious center of Andorra with the Sanctuary and Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron sain ...

decide to hire a piper for a festival, but as night begins to fall the piper still has not arrived. It turns out the piper had been walking on his way to the festival, but was surprised by a pack of wolves on Casamanya mountain. The piper turned to flee, and just managed to climb a tree to escape the pack, but the wolves remained at the base of the tree waiting for him to come down. In fear, the piper clutched his bagpipes, causing the pipes to blare out their sound. This sound startled the wolves, who then ran away. Depending on the version of the legend, the piper was either found the next day by a search party, still playing his pipes to keep the wolves away, or else arrived at the party late, having walked the rest of the way to Canillo playing his pipes all along the way.

Representations

A postage stamp commemorating the tale was produced in 2002 by the French postal administration, labeled in Catalan, and in French ''Le Joueur de Cornemuse''. In 2012, the dance troupe L'Esbart de les Valls del Nord performed a dance based on the tale at Andorra's National Auditorium.

References

{{reflist Fictional musicians Culture of Andorra Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Fictional Andorran people Folklore people